[MBZ] Lock night
Got my 240D back from the Indy after having the tank strainer replaced. Its better but I can tell we'll be doing the fuel filter flip here pretty regularly for awhile. I'll get another extra set to have in the car. Drove it to work today and when I went to get coffee I realized that neither lock would work, so I ended up carrying my laptop into Dunkin Donuts with me rather than leave it in an unlocked car. Tonight when I got home I whipped the door panel off and had the handle and lock out in less than 5 minutes. The lock was of course all skudged up with lumps of old graphite. The worst part of the job was running a fine wire down in where each lock wafer goes and cleaning out the accumulation. The brass wafers wear a little too so I took a file and thinned them on the outside to account for internal wear making the lock a little recalcitrant. Overall the job took just over an hour. I'll need to do the other side later on. When I do that I'll go back to this side and swap in another lock body I found (after cleaning the one from the car) that has a working door over the lock slot. Anyway, still got done in time to start dinner before my wife got home. -Curt ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Lock night
Curt, Why not just swap it with the door handle from the passenger side? That takes all of five minutes and you get an almost new lock out of the deal... Dan On Aug 20, 2012, at 8:29 PM, Curt Raymond wrote: > Got my 240D back from the Indy after having the tank strainer replaced. Its > better but I can tell we'll be doing the fuel filter flip here pretty > regularly for awhile. I'll get another extra set to have in the car. > > Drove it to work today and when I went to get coffee I realized that neither > lock would work, so I ended up carrying my laptop into Dunkin Donuts with me > rather than leave it in an unlocked car. > > Tonight when I got home I whipped the door panel off and had the handle and > lock out in less than 5 minutes. The lock was of course all skudged up with > lumps of old graphite. The worst part of the job was running a fine wire down > in where each lock wafer goes and cleaning out the accumulation. The brass > wafers wear a little too so I took a file and thinned them on the outside to > account for internal wear making the lock a little recalcitrant. > > Overall the job took just over an hour. I'll need to do the other side later > on. When I do that I'll go back to this side and swap in another lock body I > found (after cleaning the one from the car) that has a working door over the > lock slot. > > Anyway, still got done in time to start dinner before my wife got home. > > -Curt > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Lock night
You apparently missed the bit where I wrote "I realized that neither lock would work". If I need to pull both locks and fix both locks I figured starting with the driver's lock would get me a working lock the most quickly... I think the road salt we use here gets into the lock and helps to globber up the graphite. -Curt Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2012 20:48:06 -0400 From: Dan Penoff To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Lock night Message-ID: <0381c667-ff08-4504-8673-9ca8cd9dc...@yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Curt, Why not just swap it with the door handle from the passenger side? That takes all of five minutes and you get an almost new lock out of the deal... Dan On Aug 20, 2012, at 8:29 PM, Curt Raymond wrote: > Got my 240D back from the Indy after having the tank strainer replaced. Its > better but I can tell we'll be doing the fuel filter flip here pretty > regularly for awhile. I'll get another extra set to have in the car. > > Drove it to work today and when I went to get coffee I realized that neither > lock would work, so I ended up carrying my laptop into Dunkin Donuts with me > rather than leave it in an unlocked car. > > Tonight when I got home I whipped the door panel off and had the handle and > lock out in less than 5 minutes. The lock was of course all skudged up with > lumps of old graphite. The worst part of the job was running a fine wire down > in where each lock wafer goes and cleaning out the accumulation. The brass > wafers wear a little too so I took a file and thinned them on the outside to > account for internal wear making the lock a little recalcitrant. > > Overall the job took just over an hour. I'll need to do the other side later > on. When I do that I'll go back to this side and swap in another lock body I > found (after cleaning the one from the car) that has a working door over the > lock slot. > > Anyway, still got done in time to start dinner before my wife got home. > > -Curt ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Lock night
Sorry. I must have. That was one of my favorite swaps - the driver's door lock gets grungy, so just get the passenger side and swap them out... Dan On Aug 20, 2012, at 10:04 PM, Curt Raymond wrote: > You apparently missed the bit where I wrote "I realized that neither lock > would work". > > If I need to pull both locks and fix both locks I figured starting with the > driver's lock would get me a working lock the most quickly... > > I think the road salt we use here gets into the lock and helps to globber up > the graphite. > > -Curt > > Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2012 20:48:06 -0400 > From: Dan Penoff > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Lock night > Message-ID: <0381c667-ff08-4504-8673-9ca8cd9dc...@yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > Curt, > > Why not just swap it with the door handle from the passenger side? That > takes all of five minutes and you get an almost new lock out of the deal... > > Dan > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Lock night
In the end I want to have both locks working so I figure if I have to pull any I want to fix both. It doesn't take that long. This is something I should have done awhile ago. I finally found (of course after I was all done) my bottle of good teflon lock lubricant. When I have it apart again I'll clean all the graphite back out and use that. -Curt Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2012 22:07:40 -0400 From: Dan Penoff To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Lock night Message-ID: <3cf02790-b733-4670-8bf4-854af1f36...@yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sorry. I must have. That was one of my favorite swaps - the driver's door lock gets grungy, so just get the passenger side and swap them out... Dan On Aug 20, 2012, at 10:04 PM, Curt Raymond wrote: > You apparently missed the bit where I wrote "I realized that neither lock > would work". > > If I need to pull both locks and fix both locks I figured starting with the > driver's lock would get me a working lock the most quickly... > > I think the road salt we use here gets into the lock and helps to globber up > the graphite. > > -Curt ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
