Drakeule Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 Anybody know how to remove the keyed section from the trunk handle barrel? I imagine that they are mostly the same from year to year? Thanks, CD, Potomac, Md. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFranklin Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 I usually go to a locksmith and get some extra keys while there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2carb40 Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 19 hours ago, Drakeule said: Anybody know how to remove the keyed section from the trunk handle barrel? I imagine that they are mostly the same from year to year? Thanks, CD, Potomac, Md. I had a number of locks I had no keys for. At the lock shop I asked if they could cut new by the numbers. Response; we have three large rings with many keys salvaged. You can take the outside and see if you can find correct ones, trial/error. There are not all that many different ones. Twenty minutes later they cut six brand new keys with GM blanks, ten bucks. Won't happen at Home Despot or equivalent, but maybe an independent and experienced locksmith. Good luck! I had extra keys cut just to try that option if needed later. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFranklin Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 You maybe saved $20. by having to do it yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drakeule Posted March 14 Author Share Posted March 14 OK all and many thanks, but I am getting a NOS trunk handle, and I simply want to transfer the lock mechanism ( i.e., using the original key) from the old handle to the new. What is the secret to getting the lock portion out of the old one? Thanks, CD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFranklin Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 Why not use a locksmith? Springs and pins flying apart isn't fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pont35cpe Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 21 hours ago, Drakeule said: OK all and many thanks, but I am getting a NOS trunk handle, and I simply want to transfer the lock mechanism ( i.e., using the original key) from the old handle to the new. What is the secret to getting the lock portion out of the old one? Thanks, CD Trunk/door handles have a small pin to drive out(D). Sometime the locks are froze up, push with your thumb on where the key is installed, there should be some movement, if you have movement, once "D" is removed everything will slide out. If froze up, cut shaft at "B", then with "D" removed, press or knock out from end of shaft, be careful not to damage little nubbie on the end of the shaft. Good luck. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drakeule Posted March 16 Author Share Posted March 16 Many thanks, but I don't think my handle has a pin! I have tried to attach a picture, but this site won't let me....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pont35cpe Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 There`s one there, you just have to find it. Clean the shaft real good with sandpaper or wire brush. The pin is only about 1/16" dia. and usually peened/staked on each end. I`ve had trouble finding them when the shaft is heavily rusted/pitted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NailheadBob Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 Buick master parts book agrees with @pont35cpe , it is a very small pin that needs to be removed with a 1/16" punch and tap it out. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordy Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 Exactly the same process I encountered just recently with a Triumph Spitfire (and that drawing could just as easily be Triumph as its almost identical). Local locksmith was asked to key doors, trunk and ignition alike. Didn't do it but simply cut keys to suit. One didn't work although the key turned so I discovered that pesky wee pin and drove it out and that "nubbie" was broken off. I ordered a new lock and rearranged the barrel little slotted brass bits to suit the ignition key. Then did exactly the same thing on all the others - one key now does all. And yes, little bits and springs can escape once you start dismantling but they tend to stay put in the mechanism and need a little force to initially move - the piddling little spring under the brass bit is what needs to be "watched". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drhach Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 Can you bring the new handle to a locksmith with the key you want? They probably can rekey it for you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NailheadBob Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 @Drakeule any update? Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drakeule Posted March 19 Author Share Posted March 19 Bob; not yet; awaiting NOS handle so I can (hopefully) switch out mechanisms. I want to use the original key. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Century Eight Posted Wednesday at 02:53 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 02:53 PM The locksmith can re-key it with your original key of choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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