A locksmith can drill out that Allen screw and replace it with a larger one.  Compare that to the cost of a new handle.

Stuart

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Joe Novak
Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2016 9:08 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: 86 Exterior Sliding Door Lock Barrel - Voluntary Release

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