One of those many small jobs that need to be
done on any proper restoration. This one actually started at the end of
November last year, when I visited the shed in search of a usable twist type
boot lock. If possible with a matching key. All in all I managed to find four
locks, including one that was donated to me by a friend. But only one with a
key. Though one had a broken piece of key still stuck inside the lock barrel! I
started with the complete lock.
As you can see it looked rather tatty, but it
was complete, and more importantly the lock barrel was in good condition. And
after some cleaning it looked much better. Sadly the chrome was badly corroded.
I could have it re-plated locally, but that means that the knob's surface needs grinding back to remove the pitting from the corrosion and the loose plating. This will almost
certainly remove the small rim that sits around the barrel. Time for a closer
inspection of the other three remaining locks. Luckily one was in fairly good
condition and deemed fit for use:
As by now I had dismantled three locks, I
thought it a good idea to search for the best fitting barrel housing (or the
one with the least play). After which it was a matter of reassembling the lock,
which with a few pictures and a complete lock was rather straightforward. Final
job was creating a new gasket to go between the lock and the boot lid. For this
I used a thin (5 x 2 mm) adhesive closed-cell foam rubber.
The only jobs remaining is fitting the lock to
the boot lid together with the catch and the striker. But that has to wait until
after a visit to a local locksmith. See if he can provide me with some new
keys. Also I'll have to go in search of a matching glove box lock. As the lock
barrel I have used comes from this car, I hope the lock in the original
dashboard assembly has a matching lock barrel. To be continued!
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