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    Locked out

    Took our 2-door Rangie out for a club run on Sunday, stopped for a while on the way and went to lock up with the key. Driver’s door lock didn’t feel right when I turned the key so I tried to unlock it, but it wouldn’t, even after several tries and some pleading. Decided not to lock the other side, so for the rest of the day, I had to scramble in from the passenger side. The inside lock and handles had no effect either.
    Only way I could get the door open was to cut through the bolt-like bit on the B pillar that the lock catches on. Took half an hour with a new hacksaw blade. Luckily those bits are the same as on the spare parts D1 I have.
    Pulled it all out today and the mechanism all seemed to work ok on the bench so I did some cleaning and lubricating and started reassembling, checking as I added each bit. It all worked until I connected the interior handle rods, then it jammed again. After a bit of trial and error it appeared the rod going to the lock was not returning fully, and interfering with other bits. Further investigation found a broken spring in the bellcrank thingy that connects the rods from the handles to the rod that goes to the lock, and this should have returned it fully. I did a bit of creative engineering with a spring from my bits and pieces collection and it seems to work ok now.
    So far, each time I’ve taken it somewhere, it has done something to add to the unpredictability of the outing. Wonder what its next trick will be!
    Cheers,
    Woolly.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Woolly View Post
    Took our 2-door Rangie out for a club run on Sunday, stopped for a while on the way and went to lock up with the key. Driver’s door lock didn’t feel right when I turned the key so I tried to unlock it, but it wouldn’t, even after several tries and some pleading. Decided not to lock the other side, so for the rest of the day, I had to scramble in from the passenger side. The inside lock and handles had no effect either.
    Only way I could get the door open was to cut through the bolt-like bit on the B pillar that the lock catches on. Took half an hour with a new hacksaw blade. Luckily those bits are the same as on the spare parts D1 I have.
    Pulled it all out today and the mechanism all seemed to work ok on the bench so I did some cleaning and lubricating and started reassembling, checking as I added each bit. It all worked until I connected the interior handle rods, then it jammed again. After a bit of trial and error it appeared the rod going to the lock was not returning fully, and interfering with other bits. Further investigation found a broken spring in the bellcrank thingy that connects the rods from the handles to the rod that goes to the lock, and this should have returned it fully. I did a bit of creative engineering with a spring from my bits and pieces collection and it seems to work ok now.
    So far, each time I’ve taken it somewhere, it has done something to add to the unpredictability of the outing. Wonder what its next trick will be!
    Cheers,
    Woolly.
    Another thing to watch when unlocking with the key is that the exterior handle is fully in when you turn the key coz the spring doing it gets tired over time.

    If you force the key with the handle out a little it's very easy to break one of the nylon ball fittings on the barrel assembly.

    I've had to fab a couple of 'replacements' out of half irrigation saddles which is not hard, but fitting them certainly is.

    cheers, DL

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    I’m not even sure if mine locks or not. Haven’t tried for a long time. Good job it doesn’t run so no ones gunna steal it…
    If you need to contact me please email homestarrunnerau@gmail.com - thanks - Gav.

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    I've just fitted central locking one of those $28 kits on fleabay it works Locked outbit of a muck around to get throw right but all working. On front doors only.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Meccles View Post
    I've just fitted central locking one of those $28 kits on fleabay it works Locked outbit of a muck around to get throw right but all working. On front doors only.
    On my POS the front doors are also the back doors.

    DL

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    Locked outsame I couldn't figure out how to use them on the tailgate

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