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Old 09-01-2017, 10:28 AM   #8
Kevin in NJ
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Default Re: Slant Window passenger door lock

It is a correct removable cylinder type handle. You can see the the spring tab that you push down through the hole in the cylinder.

What you need to do is rotate what is left until it releases from the catch in the bottom of the hole. This is assuming it rotates as it is clear your pot metal went bad here.

I have included a picture of a NOS non-crush cylinder. You can seen the U shaped hole for pushing the spring catch to remove a cylinder. The spring on the handle prevents the cylinder from turning to where the opening at the bottom allows the cylinder to be pulled out.

You can see this groove at the bottom end.

At the bottom end of the cylinder you can see the pin that operates the slot in the slider pin that locks the handle from turning.

It you can make what is left turn then you just need to turn it to an extreme to where it will pull out. If not then you need to break it out piece by piece. I believe the handle that surrounds the cylinder is steel and hard to hurt. So a dremel tool might be usable here. Do not know since I have not had to work with one like this.

Normally the ones I have were loose and I just picked the cylinder pushing past the spring and pulling the cylinder.

Note:
There are two types of cylinder. Ford on the line made all the keys the same for 31. So they got the Electrolock unit and had a tool. You put the pop out key in a cylinder and squeezed. Now that cyinder was worked by the pop out key.
Not sure of why, but the cylinder you see in the picture is not a squeeze type, but is clearly new. You need to put a key in and cut the brass bars off flush. I am thinking it is some kind of later replacement, but I have no idea.

Hope this helps.
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