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Technical Board => General Technical => Topic started by: surferboy on February 07, 2012, 06:41:23 PM



Title: tailgate lock
Post by: surferboy on February 07, 2012, 06:41:23 PM
I'm swapping the broken handle off the wagon tailgate, for one that isn't broken  :D

I managed to get the tailgate handle off the spare tailgate without any instructions  ;D
(my workshop manual shows how to pull apart a sedan boot but not a wagon tailgate  ::))

But I don't have a key that fits the lock of the replacement handle  :'(

How do I (or craig to be  precise) remove the barrels so I can swap them  ???

 8) 8) 8)


Title: Re: tailgate lock
Post by: mcl1959 on February 07, 2012, 10:21:42 PM
There is an absolutely magnificent article with pictures on the FB EK forum showing exactly how to do this. Basically you need to locate a tiny pin down the end near the sliding lock and tap it out with a small pin punch. The pin is about 2mm in diameter.

Ken