On Jan 24, 2010, at 11:05 AM, Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@mac.com> wrote:

> Hmm. Interesting. The middle one in your first picture is the style
> I have in my 91 Syncro (non-GL) front doors, I believe. And I would
> swear it was the same in my 86 syncro (GL). The round post holds a
> spring, as I recall. I've never taken out the front door lock
> cylinders on my 91 Westy (GL Westy), which has power locks.

Hi Kim,

I have taken apart and rekeyed a good number of Vanagon front door
locks. When I used to be a Vanagon hoarder, I keyed all 14 in my
possession to a single key. Both power & non-power lock doors used the
same lock cylinder which IIRC is the one with the square end. That
square peg is the one that fits the square hole on the two-pronged
arm (for lack of proper name) which moves the latch release.

Cheers,

BenT