Lock Barrel Removal/Replacement
 

Hi all

As the locks on my 1964 1800S all required a different key or had no key I decided to buy a replacement lock barrel set from Simon at Brookhouse Volvo.

I've replaced the boot/trunk and the filler flap barrels already as they came apart easily by inserting the relevant key.

My problem is that I do not have a key for the passenger doors and I need to remove these as well to accept new barrels.

Has anyone got any good tips for doing this?

Totally remove the handle and take it to a locksmith. Either that, or remove it anyway, and try forcing it with a screwdriver. If you break it, then take it to a locksmith ;)

I have the same problem with mine. Drivers door, boot lid and fuel filler cap use the same key but I don't have a key for the passenger door. I have an offer of 2 brand new door locks and 2 keys from a guy on eBay. He wants £32 for the 2 of them. Can I ask what you paid for the set from Brookhouse? I have just bought my 1800, its a 1967 and needs a fair bit of work. Its complete and roadworthy and my first issue is to find out what is draining the battery. According to my meter the alternator is charging, therefore i think it must be while the car is stopped that something is draining the battery.

I think the lock set (x4 no ignition * 2 keys) was about 40 +vat I think thats the way to go having all of the external locks on the same key is really convenient and worth the small extra cost

As to your electrical problem i would check the condition of the battery first as so often they suddenly go due to the cold weather and no longer accept/hold a charge.

The Battery condition is ok. I used the car for a few days and everything seemed ok. Then I came out of work to it one morning and it was completely dead. It starts as soon as it has the jump leads on. There is no warning of the battery going down. The engine turns over normal and the next time you go to it, it has nothing.

who is this hijacking the forum? ^^^^^^^^

Just to clear things up this ^^^^ refers to a spam entry which has since been removed.

I managed to replace my passenger door locks eventually. Unfortunately i could find no other way of removing the door handles other than dismantling most of the door as i had to take the winding window out to get to the nuts on the inside.

Once this was done i discovered that the locks do not require a key to remove the barrel like the others - they are held by a 1/2" circlip at the bottom end inside a sprung housing. Once this is removed they simply pull out.

Quite an easy job once you can get to it.

I would seem that the Amazon locks are different to the 1800's? Anyway, I recently took off my door locks and found that I couldnt get to the screws at the back inside the door because the glass was in the way. Even though holes have been provided so that you can get in a screw driver. I noticed that there is a bump stop at the bottom which stops the glass from going down too far. I bent this back a small bit with a vice grips. This allowed the glass to drop down further allowing access to the screws. Later on I can just bend the bump stop back and it will be fine. Not sure if this will work with the 1800's though. Hugh.

That's good to know about not needing the key. The keys I have do not seem to work in the passenger door, so I'm probably going to buy a new set of locks at some point. I was having nightmares about sourcing another lock handle just so I could fit a new lock to it.

Hijacking the thread
 

If you were referring to me, I wasn't hijacking the thread. Or didn't intend to anyway, so apologies if I did. Perhaps as a classic car owner you should start behaving like one and help fellow owners, as that's what you are expecting of others.

Regards,

David