Dean Dashwood wrote:
> Eric,
>
> I've just replaced the handle/locking mechanism on my drivers door, and
> had all kinds of problems getting the remote locking thingy to work.
> First of all, the eye in the slit pin on the new lock was smaller than
> the bar it is supposed to fit over, so I had to rescue the slit pin from
> my old lock and use that instead. I dropped the shake-free washer that
> holds it in place (oops!) and had real problems finding another one of
> suitable size. And once I got all the sorted, it didn't work at all -
> if you operate the lock from the latch inside the car, the split pin
> moves up and down in the lock mechanism without actually affecting the
> mechanism at all.
>
> After a while of trying to fix this, I gave up and left it disconnected.
> The net result is that you can lock the door from both the inside and
> the outside, but if you lock it from inside you can only unlock it from
> inside, and the same for the outside. It's not ideal, but it works, and
> there are far more important things to be working on instead.
>
> Dean Dashwood
> '77 Spit 1500
> ----------------------------------
>
Of course, I've always wondered why someone would WANT to lock the doors on a
Spitfire with a soft top? It's not like it could keep anyone from getting in,
eh??????
Cheers,
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Bob Norway
Rockledge, Florida
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