Door lock cylinder operation

green71F100 · Post by **green71F100** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 10:59 am

Hello there gents!

I had to get a key made for the door locks. The key works great in the lock UNTIL you put it in the door. After that it will only unlock the door but not lock with the key. The whole point of the lock feature is to be able to lock it with the key as pushing the button down doesn't work because you close the door and it pops back up. Is this normal or am I missing something here?

fordman · Post by **fordman** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 7:00 pm

yes the knob pops back up when you shut the door. that is normal.maybe the key isnt cut right for the pins in the lock. did they switch out the pins in the lock when they got rekeyed? or did they make a key for the pins?

rjewkes · Post by **rjewkes** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 7:10 pm

did you get the lever at the back of the lock lined up correctly? if it is under the opening in the linkage it'll unlock fine but not lock as it won't be pressingagainst the deal that moves the lock.

green71F100 · Post by **green71F100** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 7:36 pm

Fordman, they cut the key according to the pins. It works fine both ways, then when it's installed it only unlocks, it doesn't lock.

rjewkes, the lever on the back of the cylinder fits in between the fingers on the latch right??

rjewkes · Post by **rjewkes** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 8:05 pm

yes correct wondering if your lock knobs are not keeping it from going down as they sometimes catch on the lip of the hole.

green71F100 · Post by **green71F100** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 10:28 am

Thanks for that info, but they are not interfering. And the latch is pretty loose, it's not too hard to lift the lever. Anyone?

fordman · Post by **fordman** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 6:39 pm

its probably the key or the pins are worn.

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