thezonster

I have a used replacement cap and would like to have it rekeyed to the car.

In looking at the cap, not sure how a lock smith would open it up and get the lock out.

James Bailey

The red outer cap comes off the white inner cap. It has small tabs which snap the two together. If you submerge the cap in hot water the red becomes more flexible and you can force screw drivers down to unhook the tabs. Once apart you can service the key cylinder.

joejoe

Did this for trunk and gas cap about 1 1/2 month ago. Hardest part is the outer cap as Jim says.

Randy V

Once you get the cap apart you can swap the lock with your existing cap's lock.

thezonster

Oh Yeah, Thats right. Sounds easy enough.
Thanks for the help

Bjbpe

My cap does not lock although I can easily turn the key back and forth. Any ideas? The people in Wyoming are honest so we aren't really concerned.

jpitman2

Bjbpe - you need a new pawl inside the cap so it will lock. Do a search - Alan M may have some blanks I made for replacing the pawl, in mild steel, which wont break like the nylon ones. Go to this thread, and follow to the end for current status. I have spatre pawl blanks in hand if alan runs out.
jp
https://rennlist.com/forums/928-foru...installed.html

waynestrutt

https://rennlist.com/forums/928-foru...ne-strutt.html

Alan

I just saw this while I looking for something else - pretty recent so need is probably still there

I do indeed still have some mild steel gas cap pawl blanks available. These do need a bit of work to match to your lock - very easily accomplished if you have a Dremmel & drill press (can probably get by with just dremmel/drill but a press makes it easier).

You do need to drill a hole for the spring seat (for the ratchet action) - depth is critical to tension... (your spring should still be in the stock nylon pawl). You also need to cut/grind the cam slot for the lock (or ideally drill/mill it directly), you can match this to the dimensions on your nylon pawl and trial and error adjustments are actually quite easy to do for these until it works well...

Hardest part is the dissassembly - removing the red outer lock cover - after that everything is easily accessible.

See https://rennlist.com/forums/showthre...eferrerid=6055 for details


Let me know if you need one.

Alan

thezonster

Thanks Alan
I did swap my old lock into the new gas cap, which was pretty easy, and was good to go.
Easy enough.

77tony

Can the OB silver cap (on right) be re-keyed ? TIA. T

Randy V

Anything can be rekeyed if you have the correct tools and parts.