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Re: rear hatch lock failed locked...
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Sat, 22 Mar 2014 19:53:42 -0400
I have had two vans recently with the same problem with the hatch power lock. The motor back there made noise and tried but...
Happy solution to finicky lock cylinders/keys (with photos)
Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
Fri, 25 Feb 2005 08:04:46 -0800
I've had Vanagon locks that needed to be seriously jiggled in order to open the door and or start the car. I tried...
Power locks not functioning at all!
Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
Thu, 2 Oct 2003 17:50:58 -0400
Here is a new one for me! My power locks were working fine on my 88 until the other day. We were gone to...
Re: Front locking diff, Syncro Q
Historical mailing list - Dr. Rainer Woitok
Tue, 1 Dec 1998 15:25:16 +0100
...then there just isn't any need to lock the diffs. If there is traction, a locked diff doesn't improve things. Nevertheless on...
Re: New Locker from Weddle
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 31 Dec 2013 21:06:49 -0500
...New Locker from Weddle > > > > One, well this one at least, wonders how costly it would be to install > said locker? > > > > Any quotes, or guesses...
Re: 71 Westy and Door Handles
Historical mailing list
Fri, 29 Sep 1995 21:36:54 -0500
...I really had to turn the key hard to get it to pop up the lock button. Sometimes I would have to turn it...
Re: Hatch Lock
Historical mailing list - Steve
Mon, 20 Jul 2015 23:11:08 -0500
...Filing the wafers as suggested might work, but it does compromise the lock and doesn't really address the issue. Very seldom do we...
RE: 87 Wolfs. Power Door Locks.
Historical mailing list
Tue, 01 Apr 1997 12:39:51 -0800
Hello, A friend of mine also has the 87 Wolfsburg van with power door locks and he removed the driver side lock motor because...
driver's side power lock not working. Help!
Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
Mon, 25 Aug 2003 07:38:17 -0500
hELLO, oN MY 88, wHEN i PUT THE key in the driver's door to lock it, the locks go down, and immediately cycle...
Re: Glove box lock
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Tue, 9 Jun 1998 22:31:42 -0700
...So making a key is going to be a locksmith's domain by "impressioning" the lock with a blank and making a key from...
Re: Wanted: Water tank key
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Mon, 1 May 2000 17:13:57 -0700
...It uses a large plastic "key" for the whole door, not a locking cap with a lock cylinder. The hole for the "key" is...
Re: Locking Gas Cap
Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
Wed, 15 Sep 2010 21:37:25 -0600
But wait, I'm looking for a cap, not a locksmith...... Miguel I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that...
Re: ABS on a vanagon
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Sat, 8 Jun 2002 15:12:57 +1200
...If your attitude wasn't >perfectly straight when you locked you can also expect that >the vehicle will swerve when you lock. a good...
Re: Westy water tank key blank
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:23:49 -0700
...Gotta like that sensible German engineering! I would be loath to take such a lock to a random locksmith to generate a key when...
Re: Electric Locks
Historical mailing list - Brent Weide
Fri, 4 Jun 2021 21:45:32 -0700
...I retrofitted my 91 multivan with eurovan lock mechanisms that are still readily available (and less expensive). Not a difficult job and the results...
Syncro lock light
Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
Tue, 18 Aug 1998 07:23:31 -0400
My light on the dash that comes on when I pull out the Syncro lock knob... doesn't come on now, the def lock...
Power Door Locks: Key Won't Turn Pass. Side Door Lock.
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Wed, 23 Sep 2015 13:24:26 -0700
...passenger side front door power lock won't turn with key. Understandably so, turning key in driver side door causes locks to unlock, then...
Re: FS: All manner of Vanagon/Westfalia key blanks
Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:23:25 -0700
...If you have the key code for the key. (can be found on the door locking mechanism) a REAL locksmith can 'punch' a steel...
Re: Replaceing the Ignition lock cylinder ?
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Thu, 25 Aug 2005 05:43:43 -0400
...lock cylinder is hosed, so i take off the >lower/upper column switch cover >& expecet to see some llocking screw holdin the lock cylinder...
Re: [vanagon] power locks malfunction
Historical mailing list - C. Chris Snyder
Fri, 30 Nov 2001 10:12:39 -0600
...What mine does is some time the drivers side will not un-lock unless you force the key in the un-lock position the...
Re: How to get the tumbler out of a lock mechanism?
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 1 Feb 2012 14:48:00 -0800
...Should I match them up until > > the "old" key works with the "new" lock? > > > > How do I get the tumbler out of the lock...
Re: Water filler lock and key for an '84
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Thu, 9 Mar 2000 10:55:23 -0500
> Can anybody help me out there? I am looking for a water tank filler lock > and key for my '84. I guess you can...
Re: drivers door lock -- MORE VANAGON SELF-HEALING
Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
Mon, 9 Jul 2001 12:41:00 -0400
...Like >Terry wrote, I cannot push the drivers door lock button from the inside but >I can use the key to lock the door...
Re: Eurovan Central Locking
Historical mailing list - William A. Killian
Mon, 25 Nov 1996 12:07:36 -0500 (EST)
> My 1995 EV-Winne has developed the irritating habit > of cycling its power door locks locked/unlocked > continually when the weather is wet. This...
Rear Tailgate Lock Question
Historical mailing list - Tom Young
Fri, 23 Mar 2001 15:29:22 -0800
...When the lock is in the "locked" position the tail is positioned *above* the latch mechanism, so pressing the outside chrome button causes the...
Re: Driver door lock
Historical mailing list - Eric caron
Wed, 11 Jan 2023 11:21:20 -0700
...About your door lock, try it out with the door shut, there’s something that happens with the driver side door when it’s...
Re: Differential Lock curiosity
Historical mailing list - Dr. Rainer Woitok
Wed, 2 Dec 1998 15:29:35 +0100
Daniel and all, On Wed, 1998-12-02 07:35:59 EST, Daniel Bey wrote: > How do I test the dif lock to see...
Re: Locking Gas Cap
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Wed, 15 Sep 2010 21:02:49 -0700
Locksmiths stock all manner of locks and caps. They can also key your existing cap with any other key. Why don't you ask...
Re: drivers door lock
Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
Tue, 10 Jul 2001 03:28:49 EDT
...Makes getting out a hassle and wears the lock out twice as fast. Nom other modern manufacturer that i know of does this. VW...
Re: CENTral locking funny ...
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Thu, 14 Sep 2006 08:36:14 -0500
...Only if I locked it at the pass. side, but then it did not lock the driver's side, only the others. >That is...
Re: Rear Hatch Lock
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Thu, 30 Nov 2006 17:09:21 -0600
I don't know if an 87 has central locking or not, but if it does, try going to the passenger's door and...
Re: Door lock ? and Carpet kits
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Sun, 16 Dec 2001 20:52:26 +0000
...Door lock ? > Basically, I can't seem to lock it (tried > various combinations of closer door, lifted handle, etc, and the know > will not...
New Ignition Lock/Switch
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Fri, 17 May 2002 13:07:24 -0600
...drilling the lock housing and removing the old lock was fairly straight forward. I apparently lined things up well enough to "guess" correctly as...
New Product Available-Replacement Westy Water Tank Locking Cap
Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
Fri, 5 Dec 2003 22:49:34 -0600
After a good bit of delay, we've finally finished a limited run of NEW water tank locking caps for the old style filler...
web paged locked?
Historical mailing list - Brien Dews
Thu, 3 Apr 2003 08:56:15 -0500
...Now it gives a message saying "The requested resource is currently locked. The lock must be released or proper identification given before the method...
Re: Vgon Locking gas cap - I hate it!!
Historical mailing list
Thu, 21 Feb 2008 10:33:01 EST
In a message dated 2/20/08 5:45:54 PM Eastern Standard Time, mwmiller@CWNET.COM writes: > Put a screwdriver in the lock...
ELECTRIC DOOR LOCK
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sat, 9 Jul 2022 23:44:47 -0500
OK folks, it doesn't look like that little link from the lock to the push sown locking button is going to be available...
Re: Tips on preparing drivers side lock
Historical mailing list - Scott
Sat, 21 May 2016 14:37:19 -1000
Where I suggest starting is just remove the outside door handle, with lock cylinder in it. ( one large phillips head screw holdsthat handle in...
Re. Keys
Historical mailing list - gary
Fri, 5 Mar 2004 17:57:47 -0500
I hadno luck at the VW dealer---no blanks in stock even---so I went to a local locksmith-he instructed me to take...
Differentials: open, limited-slip, & locking (was: limited slip rear end)
Historical mailing list
Fri, 12 Apr 1996 16:48:28 -0400
...The locking mechanism "locks" both sides of the axle together and eliminates any side to side slippage. The down side to this is that...
Power Locks Frozen Up
Historical mailing list - K Miller
Tue, 10 Dec 1996 12:33:57 -0800
Ever since the weather got colder, the power locks on my '87 Westy seem to be 'frozen' - not as in 'frozen with ice in...
More Syncro DIff-lock Questions
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Wed, 2 Dec 1998 12:27:22 +0000
...1) My diff-lock servo unit (on tranny) was taken off by the PO as the plunger into the tranny had broken off the...
Re: slider handle
Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
Sun, 3 Feb 2002 17:37:00 -0600
I've been asked about the lock-tite on the slider handle. I only use it to keep the small set screw in place...
Re: nearly embarassing non-newbie newbie rear hatch lock question
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Tue, 29 Aug 2006 17:30:00 -0700
My Mom's van with central locking includes the hatch, and that's all I know! Jake On 8/29/06, Florian Speier <groups...
Electric Lock Disconnect?
Historical mailing list - Ben Cichowski
Tue, 13 Nov 2007 16:45:22 -0700
Hi all, I've got an 88 Wolfburg with electric locks that are acting up. Same problems as posted a number of times in...
Re: 90 Westfalia power locks problem
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 30 Nov 2011 19:12:53 -0800
...90 Westfalia power locks problem > This is my first post to the list, having enjoyed lurking for some > time. I have learned a good...
Re: sliding window lock
Historical mailing list - Claudio Cella
Wed, 22 May 2002 22:49:23 -0700
Dan, good job in explaining the process on how to remove lock. A little bit of PATIENCE definitely required as you indicated. Grunting and...
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Historical mailing list - CHRIS SNYDER
Thu, 23 Apr 2020 14:05:59 -0500
Been trying to call Steve’s lock and key as I have a front door handle for my 1987 2-wheel Vanagain but, the...
driving with diff lock engaged
Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
Sun, 12 Jul 1998 09:02:04 -0700
...I've been hanging a litter bag on the diff lock switch on the dash. While stopped for gas, my passenger emptied the litter...
Pop-Top lock latch
Historical mailing list - Greg
Sun, 20 Feb 2000 03:14:50 -0800
Volks, The Pop-Top lock latch on my 86 Westy seems to be stuck in the open (unlocked) position. It's been acting up...
Re: Syncro Diff Lock Actuator Removal
Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
Sun, 20 Mar 2005 19:46:37 -0800
Did you drive out the the roll pin that connects the diff lock actuator to the rod in the transmission? Michael Snow 1987 Syncro...
recommendation of a great VW locksmith service
Historical mailing list - Ken Taylor
Thu, 11 Jan 2001 21:14:30 -0800
...I soon discovered that even in a major metropolitan area, it's difficult to find a locksmith who'll rekey Vanagon locks. We'd...
Re: Syncro Diff Lock actuator question
Historical mailing list - EMZ
Mon, 19 Jul 1999 11:48:07 -0400
...Also the lock will only engage, if the teeth that lock are aligned. Using vacuum will keeps pressure on until they do, unlike a...
Re: Cookies, locks,
Historical mailing list
Sat, 6 Jan 1996 02:17:35 -0500
The passenger's side door handle/lock can be locked from the outside but not successfully unlocked! So I haven't changed the driver...
Re: Wendell's locked Syncro Transaxle shifter
Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
Tue, 22 Jun 1999 15:08:30 EDT
<<.. Does anyone know of a way to get the transmisison apart if the shifter mechanism is locked and cannot be placed into neutral? >> This...
Re: Van Break in
Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
Sun, 15 Oct 2006 08:35:41 -0700
VOLKSFIX wrote: > ...Also I don't lock it, yes I said I don't lock it! Me too. Locks only keep honest people out...
Door lock ? and Carpet kits
Historical mailing list - blytz
Sun, 16 Dec 2001 14:25:03 -0600
Hello all, well, I made my way back to the junk yard today, I was going to remove the door lock assembly (driver's...
2WD diff lock add on
Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
Sun, 14 Jun 1998 23:42:15 -0300
Hi John/All, yes there is a locking differential, made by LockRite in USA. About $230US, plus the work! Replace the carrier in the...
Re: Locked Electric Driver's Lock
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Mon, 17 Dec 2018 13:12:11 -0500
...did the door locks "go crazy" locking-unlocking on their own or was the issue simply a lack of electrical power? Hopefully it's...
Re: how to make your locking gas cap accept the same key as your doors/ignition
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Sat, 27 Jan 2007 22:42:01 -0500
> i think a gas thief will probably pass on one that has a > keyhole, in favor of ones that arent locking types in the...