Bilal928S4

Nexty226,
PM me your address and I will send it to you. I think you might have to disassemble it to get the inner dimensions.
Has anybody already disassembled one? Would be nice to see the inside of the latch and how it works.

fraggle

I completely disassebled my upper latch. It took about 5 minutes and was non-destructive. There isn't much in there.

nexty226

On top, it has a very small pallet screw. Loose it all the way and then turn it to one side and then take it out. Its very simple.

Bilal928S4

Fraggle & Nexty226,
I f you take the screw out and the keyway, does it just leave the rest of the casting that we are trying to replicate?
Any pictures?

nexty226

Take the screw out, hold the pice with one hand, then with the other hand turn the keypice and it will come loose, then pull it towards you.

fraggle

Yes, once you remove the lock bits you will end up with the part we are trying to replicate. I would send mine out but I don't have a spare, alarm or no, to temporarily install in my car while the other one is gone.

fraggle

Any progress on this project? If someone would lend me a non-alarm lock I'd send mine wherever needed for duplication.

Bilal928S4

He has already been sent an alarm lock to replicate, but has not responded to my many PM's. Don't know what is going on.

Ron_H

I haven't finished the cad drawings for the cnc machine to make the housing. I have had to face other challenges in this robust economy in which I have not been thriving despite politicians claims that it is simply a hiccup that will go away any minute. Please excuse my tardiness. Maybe I should have been a banker and applied for a bailout. I'll get to this as soon as I find some time to devote to it. Times have changed for this kid since this project started, but it is still sitting on my desk staring me in the face, so I haven't forgotten it, or all of you.

fraggle

Thanks Ron!! I understand, juggling life and hobby can be tough.

Randy V

How to remove the round lock assembly from the original latch?

Randy V

Looks like I figured it out.

Looking at the new latch body I see a small hole off the corner of the lock assembly hole.

Inspection of the existing latch body reveals what looks like a pin, but after cleaning off the accumulated crud turns out to be a small slotted grub screw, that when removed allows the lock assembly to be clocked then tapped out of the latch body.

jeff spahn

I found it easier to put the white plastic piece in before the lock cylinder. Put the spring in the recess, put the white piece with the spring in the latch body standing the white part up on the thick end. The spring will be in the white part on one end and the other resting on the latch body bottom. Push the white part straight down (while still standing it straight up) with your finger then push the lock pin through with your other hand. Fold the now attached assembly over and compress the spring. Insert lock cylinder assembly and put in the retaining screw. Takes 5 seconds and no fiddling around.

Randy V

^^ I used a similar technique, was actually quite easy.

One other thing I did was to apply vice grips to the plastic tongue to keep it pulled back while I installed the lock and cover (22 times with much grinding between fittings).

jeff spahn

I'll try that. Going to attempt to modify latch today with Dremel today.