Driver door lock barrel removal

Is there an easy way to get the lock barrels out of the front door handles? Don't want too disassemble the whole door to get the handles out.

Searching the net gives me all kind of tutorials for the rear door...

Hammer and screw driver or strip the door down, i was lucky as both my barrels used to come out with the key attatched and still do even after replacing the door handles with new ones but plan to fit SP series style defender doors with the series door handles instead of the defender door handles

Chaoticus said:

Is there an easy way to get the lock barrels out of the front door handles? Don't want too disassemble the whole door to get the handles out.

Searching the net gives me all kind of tutorials for the rear door...

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If there were it would make your easily nickable tratter even easier to steal

Chaoticus said:

Is there an easy way to get the lock barrels out of the front door handles? Don't want too disassemble the whole door to get the handles out.

Searching the net gives me all kind of tutorials for the rear door...

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Will take you no more than 15 minutes to strip the door down, there's really not much to it.

OK, then I failed miserably. Took me three bloody hours to get halfway there and back again. Since the rear door was a piece of cake I thought I'd overlooked something obvious...

I feel your pain. I bought set off four barrels and a rear door lock assembly rear one was piece of ****. Made a start on front doors but gave up too much hassle I'll live with 2 different keys :lol:

I've don't this lots recently. Where or why are you having problems?

Strip door furniture off, remove door card, drill hole bang opposite lock to make it easier (or strip the metal plate bit off), undo the screw. The barrel will come out easy. Took about 10 minutes... If that

Where you getting stuck? Mines a 2001 90

huffhuff said:

I've don't this lots recently. Where or why are you having problems?

Strip door furniture off, remove door card, drill hole bang opposite lock to make it easier (or strip the metal plate bit off), undo the screw. The barrel will come out easy. Took about 10 minutes... If that

Where you getting stuck? Mines a 2001 90

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Good shout on drilling the hole! I'll give it a go don't really fancy stripping it all.

huffhuff said:

I've don't this lots recently. Where or why are you having problems?

Strip door furniture off, remove door card, drill hole bang opposite lock to make it easier (or strip the metal plate bit off), undo the screw.

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I'm a bit confused about this. On the back of the lock there's a lever moving a rod. This lever is riveted to the thingy containing the lock barrel, so that's not the part you're talking about.

I only found the two screws holding the door handle from the inside (well, one screw and a pile of rust )

Didn't see any other screws. Cursing myself just now for not having taken some pictures...

The barrel is held to the lever by a small screw this is the one you want to remove

Chaoticus said:

I'm a bit confused about this. On the back of the lock there's a lever moving a rod. This lever is riveted to the thingy containing the lock barrel, so that's not the part you're talking about.

I only found the two screws holding the door handle from the inside (well, one screw and a pile of rust )

Didn't see any other screws. Cursing myself just now for not having taken some pictures...

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Mine was screwed on, is this the bit you mean? See here for a video (taken to solve another issue I had with the barrel)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mr5LHQyZm6g

huffhuff said:

Mine was screwed on, is this the bit you mean? See here for a video (taken to solve another issue I had with the barrel)

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Exactly. Only mine was a bit different - as far as I remember one piece of metal (not that red plastic disk) and a central rivet instead of a screw...

Should have taken a closer look. There is the screw, and you can get at it by drilling in the right place (which didn't help me after all - rusted beyond all hope).

Thanks to all contributors.

I just replaced the handle on mine.
Close the window and hold it in place with gaff tape. You can then take the metal panel off and the mechanism stays in place.
I tried the drilling a hole job but i had to remove the rods as well so easier for me to just take the panel off.
One thing i'm having issues with is the rod connecting the internal lock to the slider bit at the top of the door panel, the bar is on an angle and the plastic slider bit keeps twisting.....time for some minor adjustments with the old faithful hammer i think

This is what I have fitted to my door locks looks better than manky locks that are mostly useless anyway:





If any one else would like some let me know and I will send some out in the post to the first 3 people as I have more than I need.

How do you lock/unlock the door?

Buz said:

How do you lock/unlock the door?

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I have fitted central locking to it which works with the alarm.

ivancrx said:

I have fitted central locking to it which works with the alarm.

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I've removed mine and replaced them with bolts. I was going to try and find the right size bung/grommet. But these look great. Happy to pay for two

PM me with details please

huffhuff said:

I've removed mine and replaced them with bolts. I was going to try and find the right size bung/grommet. But these look great. Happy to pay for two

PM me with details please

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Message sent, and no I won't charge for them