I don't know Medeco locks. It sounds like a mortise type lock.
Remove the scalp plate on the edge of the door - 2 VERY small
screws, be very careful as you remove them. Remove the scalp
plate. There will probably be 2 screw heads side by side exposed
that would be dead center of the cylinder. There is a groove cut
in the side of the cylinder that the screw closest to the outside
engages. The other screw is for a door that has the cylinder on
the other side of the door. If the screw you need to use is
missing, just steal the other one. Put a key part way into the
cylinder so you can turn it back and forth, start to tighten the
outside screw as you wiggle the cylinder until you feel the
groove, and tighten the screw. Put it back together and pray you
didn't lose one of those scalp plate screws. The cylinder's
groove is positioned so the teeth on the key will be in the up
position.

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"lloyd" wrote in message
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I have a Medeco lock on my front door to my house and when you
put the
key into the lock the cylinder just spins around. In fact you
spin the
cylinder enough it comes out of the whole door. I had a guy come
out
to take a look at it, he said it needed a screw and wanted $140
to fix
it, after $30 to come up here, I told him to leave. I know this
is an
easy fix, but I don't know how to do it, anyone have experience
with
this stuff?
Thanks.

On Mar 23, 1:36*pm, "DanG" wrote:
I don't know Medeco locks. *It sounds like a mortise type lock.
Remove the scalp plate on the edge of the door - 2 VERY small
screws, be very careful as you remove them. *Remove the scalp
plate. *There will probably be 2 screw heads side by side exposed
that would be dead center of the cylinder. *There is a groove cut
in the side of the cylinder that the screw closest to the outside
engages. *The other screw is for a door that has the cylinder on
the other side of the door. *If the screw you need to use is
missing, just steal the other one. *Put a key part way into the
cylinder so you can turn it back and forth, start to tighten the
outside screw as you wiggle the cylinder until you feel the
groove, and tighten the screw. *Put it back together and pray you
didn't lose one of those scalp plate screws. *The cylinder's
groove is positioned so the teeth on the key will be in the up
position.

--
______________________________
Keep the whole world singing . . . .
DanG *(remove the sevens)


"lloyd" wrote in message

...

I have a Medeco lock on my front door to my house and when you
put the
key into the lock the cylinder just spins around. In fact you
spin the
cylinder enough it comes out of the whole door. I had a guy come
out
to take a look at it, he said it needed a screw and wanted $140
to fix
it, after $30 to come up here, I told him to leave. I know this
is an
easy fix, but I don't know how to do it, anyone have experience
with
this stuff?
Thanks.

It was just one screw and I got it. Much thanks.