[urq] Ur Quattro Lock Cylinder Re-Keying Questions

[Kenneth Keith]

"Andrew Finney" <afinn1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> SNIP>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> ... not a lot of BTDT on the ignition & doors on an urq, but it is something
> that needs to be done on V8s due to a design problem in the unlock mechanism
> ... I suspect the urq door handle might be similar in some respects ... I'd
> recommend that you remove the door handle and look for a clip on the inside
> that releases the cylinder.  Once the cylinder is out it is a fairly simple
> matter to transfer or change the fingers.
> SNIP>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>
> Thanks Steve. I was refering to the ignition lock cylinder, the door ones
> are super easy to rekey. I don't know how to get at the little tumblers, or
> whatever they are called, in the ignition lock. As for the gas cap, did you
> notice how the lock installs in the cap. Is it a one-time press-fit thing.
> Thanks.
>
> Andrew Finney
> 1983 and 1985 UrQs.

Okay, here's how to get to the lock cylinder in the gas cap.  Take a
three-jaw (or four I suppose) puller and hook the jaws on the edge of
the plastic, and put a socket that is the same diameter of the lock
face, on the lock face, with the middle threaded rod/pusher thing on
the socket.  Hold the jaws on the edge of the plastic cap so they
don't slip off, and crank down on the middle of the puller, pushing
down on the lock cylinder.  Keep it all aligned so the socket goes in
the hole in the plastic and the jaws pry the plastic off of the cap. 
The cylinder stays with the back of it.  It's not hard to do with the
right technique.

Cheers,

Ken