[Vwdiesel] changing A2 door handle key tumblers if you have no key?

[Bryan Belman]

good morning all.
I had a quick question on the old broken door handles, front.
I just get 2 used door handles from a guy on e-bay, real German ones.
The driver door handle he sent has a key that turns it, so I will swap this tumbler with the one that matches my key.
I have done these many times so I know how to do it, keeping a CLOSE eye on the spring return ring wire so it does not FLY away.

Now, if memory serves me, you need the correct key to turn the tumbler and pull it out after you remove the philips screw and the return spring.

So, if I do not have a key for this handle, can I get the lock tumbler out at all?

would I have to drill it out, which is not worth the time in my book.



Thanks Bryan Belman, Pt. Pleasant, NJ
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