Door lock diagnosis please

Discussion in 'Mech Tech' started by Dub and Dubber, Nov 24, 2020.

  1. Dub and Dubber

    Dub and Dubber Supporter

    So the driver's door on the bus we've just sold can be unlocked by either the key from the outside or by the button on the inside, but only LOCKED from the inside .... What does that suggest?
    Thanks :hattip:
     
  2. Baysearcher

    Baysearcher [secret moderator]

    T’is broke.
     
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  3. As you've just sold it I think it suggests it's not your problem :)

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  4. It's a worn 45 year old lock , new handles with locks are cheap.
    Re-wafering the original lock is possible but tedious...
    OR
    Tell the new owners how to lock it from the outside :-
    1) push down the locking button .
    2) Pull door trigger on the handle 3) Close the door holding in the trigger - I've never used a key to lock cab doors .


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    Last edited: Nov 24, 2020
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  5. Baysearcher

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    Could be the wrong key?
     
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  6. Dub and Dubber

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    Good thought but I'm pretty sure it used to be fine .... have just not locked from the outside for a good couple of years, for always using the slider .....:rolleyes:
     
  7. Dub and Dubber

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    I've given them that last option :thumbsup: and said I'd see what kind of a fix was implied given the key will unlock it .... :hattip:
     
  8. Baysearcher

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    Probably just wants a clean and lube.
    Or it’s the wrong key.
     
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  9. Wd40 everyday. Then after a few days it will work....
     
  10. davidoft

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    Springs broken on the lock return part of the mech I would say
     
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  11. ...or the sticky-out tab's broken off the end of the lock barrel. Or has come unscrewed and fallen off. Is the key barrel floppy?
     
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  12. Dub and Dubber

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    That sounds "nice" and specific :hattip:
     
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  13. Dub and Dubber

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    Don't know .... He's gone to a new home!
     
  14. Not the loverly tin top ??

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  15. I think they have very high expectations, I am still finding things the previous owner left for me as homework :rolleyes:
     
  16. Not your problem then, is it ;)?
     
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  17. Dub and Dubber

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    They're not making a big deal of it, just asked me what the trick was ... It's their first day :)
     
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  18. Dub and Dubber

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    No, of course not, but they stumped up enough to deserve a little "after-sales-service" I'd say.
    We're now a zero VW household, with enough in the piggy to go in search of something that suits us better ...... No doubt I'll be back in the "introduce yourself" threads before long ;)
     
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  19. You'll have to go round and dismantle their door...
     
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  20. I refer my learn-ed friend to my previous post - #4..

    That's all they need to know , no trickery involved

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