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Patio door lock woes
Ok, the barrel of my patio door lock decided to explode on the back
door in a shower of small pins and springs. Being the keen DIY'er that I am, I though, 'how difficult can it be' ? AAgghh Right, for anyone in the know it's a "Adams Rite" lock, and looks to me to be a '4036 screw in cylinder' Markings on the lock mechanism are on one side 3 80 1 1/8 and the other 4 80 1 1/8 so a few questions 1) Does anyone have an old (70's 80's from the look of things) aluminuim patio door with a couple of these on ? 2) Or a source of cheap spares 3) Or exactly how the lock barrel actuates the lock mechanism, I can't for the life of me see how it does it, as the barrel end doesn't engage the slot in the lock actuator, and there's no pins etc that I can see to move it ? 4) A possible complete replacement 5) Or if there's a decent locksmith in the North Hampshire area ;-) I've got secondary locks on the door, but they're not all that, so i've got a bit of grace period, but not much. Any advice appreciated. Cheers, Paul. |
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