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Subject:86 Exterior Sliding Door Lock Barrel - Voluntary Release
From:Joe Novak
Date:Tue, 22 Mar 2016 09:07:57 -0700

Morning all,

So this am, I locked my slider from the outside. When I pulled the key out,
the entire lock barrel mechanism came with it... I should point out that i
knew this was coming as its been threatening to pull free for a while.

Last weekend, I pulled the interior panel and removed he exterior handle
assembly to see if
i could tighten the barrel into place. Apparently, this has been attempted
by previous owners to the point that I can't tell if the pin is adjusted
with an allen key or a screw driver bit... it's pretty much toast.

Does anyone know, short of a new handle purchase, how to refix the barrel
in to place?
replacement handles are not cheap!

Thanks,
jvk

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