Key coding hatch lock cylinder

[driftwood]

My hatch lock was destroyed when I got my car so I bought a used lock cylinder off ebay and took them apart to code it. Made the mistake of not taking a picture or notes as to how the spring goes in. I got tied up in other things and when I went back to assemble the lock cylinder I cannot for the life of me figure out how the spring sits in back of cylinder.

Please tell me someone here can help so I can plug the hole where my lock should be.

Thanks,Joe

[914efi]

Do you mean the little springs for the wafers or the one that the whole lock rotates against? The large one has a longer tab that goes on the bottom and fits into a small slot on the lock retaining plate. The little ones are obvious, I think.

[driftwood]

Yes, the little ones are obvious, I meant the larger one. I noticed the longer finger and the slot in the lock plate piece, but it would seriously bind anyway I would put it in. Or it would do nothing.
Worse case, I'll buy another one to see how it goes.

Thanks for the reply.

Joe

[914efi]

You should not need to buy another, it goes together very easily. The spring goes in with the long finger down first on the right side of the boss, rotate short finger CCW to hook it on the left side of the boss and then slide the cylinder in and add retainer and pin in place. I just did this, so fairly fresh in my mind, but maybe not perfect. I'm quite sure it is really simple with few ways to get it wrong. Mine is an early, so maybe different than yours?

[driftwood]

Originally Posted by 914efi

You should not need to buy another, it goes together very easily. The spring goes in with the long finger down first on the right side of the boss, rotate short finger CCW to hook it on the left side of the boss and then slide the cylinder in and add retainer and pin in place. I just did this, so fairly fresh in my mind, but maybe not perfect. I'm quite sure it is really simple with few ways to get it wrong. Mine is an early, so maybe different than yours?

You, my friend, are a life saver. I must have tried it every other possible way but I just got time to go back and try it as you stated and it slipped right in.

Thank you very much!

Joe