Door lock unlocks with key but doesn’t lock
12-20-2018, 04:55 PM
#1
Rennlist Member
Thread Starter
Door lock unlocks with key but doesn’t lock
This isn’t a big deal, but I have the passenger side door lock on my car where I can unlock it with the key but can’t lock it.
Right now I just open the door and push the **** down, but it would be nice if the key worked in both directions.
I did remove the cylinder to clean it out as the original grease had solidified and jammed the mechanism. Is there any chance that I put the cylinder in upside down or something?
Right now I just open the door and push the **** down, but it would be nice if the key worked in both directions.
I did remove the cylinder to clean it out as the original grease had solidified and jammed the mechanism. Is there any chance that I put the cylinder in upside down or something?
12-20-2018, 08:38 PM
#2
Nordschleife Master
I will guess that the key or the tumbler blades in the lock cylinder have worn some.
I could do the same thing with my hatch lock in my 928. A couple of the blades had worn to the point that they wouldn't retract to 'flush' and allow the key to turn. I never did figure out why it could turn one way but not the other. A bit of file work got everything working properly again.
This thread:
https://rennlist.com/forums/928/7403...ne-strutt.html
Shows how to disassemble the lock cylinder and how it comes apart and what's inside (Presuming a 944 door lock cylinder is similar).
I could do the same thing with my hatch lock in my 928. A couple of the blades had worn to the point that they wouldn't retract to 'flush' and allow the key to turn. I never did figure out why it could turn one way but not the other. A bit of file work got everything working properly again.
This thread:
https://rennlist.com/forums/928/7403...ne-strutt.html
Shows how to disassemble the lock cylinder and how it comes apart and what's inside (Presuming a 944 door lock cylinder is similar).
