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Subject:Re: Hatch lock
From:Edward Maglott
Date:Mon, 20 Jul 2015 19:25:51 -0400

Teh problem is in the lock cylinder itself.  I took mine out of the van and
carefully disassembled it and cleaned id and lubed with tri-flow.  that
helped some but still was not great.  I then slightly modified a few
tumblers with a file to make them less exact about the shape of the key
that would release them.  This slightly compromises the security of the
lock but I'm not worried about it.

On Mon, Jul 20, 2015 at 6:23 PM, John Rodgers <jrodgers113@gmail.com> wrote:

> Got a hatch lock that's gotten funky. I have to wiggle, jiggle, and shake
> the key in the lock to get it to both lock and unlock. I've lubed the heck
> out of it.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> John
>