Dana,
My original door locks slipped right back in, but it was a little scary
with a new paint job. I've seen the Moss locks advertised, and while
I've never used them it appeared as if a collar screwed on the barrel of
the lock on the inside of the door skin.
Jim
Scoti wrote:
>
> I got the locks on on my 73 TR6, it was a major pain, but wasn't able to get
> them to back in completely. I bought the door lock fitting kit from Moss
> but don't know how them either. Has anyone used them? Any help?
>
> Thanks
>
> Dana
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Davis <jh_davis@mindspring.com>
> To: Crazeecooter@aol.com <Crazeecooter@aol.com>
> Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net <triumphs@autox.team.net>
> Date: Saturday, November 20, 1999 6:41 PM
> Subject: Re: door locks
>
> >
> >Jonathan,
> > For me, this has always been one of those little jobs that is a real
> >pain in the ass. Obviously, you must remove the inside door panel and
> >either raise or lower (it's been a while and I don't recall which) the
> >glass to gain access to the inside of the lock. On either side of the
> >lock cylinder are spring clips which must be pressed in while the lock
> >is pushed out. Sounds simple, and maybe for some it is, but for me it
> >it's a bear. A word of warning, the door skins are fairly thin and if
> >your patience runs out and brute force is used you can bend the metal
> >around the locks easily. Ask me how I know.
> >Jim Davis
> >Fortson, GA
> >CF38690UO
> >CF37325U
> >
> >Crazeecooter@aol.com wrote:
> >>
> >> Can anyone offer advice on how to get the door locks out of the doors of
> my
> >> TR6?
> >>
> >> Thanks in advance
> >>
> >> Jonathan.
> >
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