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it probably will work like new for ages now. i submerged an XG mech (same as e series) in petrol and swished it around, was absolutely caked in dusty grease. worked mint afterwards.
i'd just spray it with WD40 or similar and it's probably good for another 10+ years if it's working fine now. -
The mechanism was dirt as Fk , so took it out to clean and install new spring.after a good clean noticed the wear and will keep a eye out for a better/newer one ,Working like new at the moment ,But know that wont last. -
at least you can get them now.
back when i was playing with this old stuff, it was off to the wreckers for a whole lock mech.. with ford parts saying NLA (no longer available) for anything you ever wanted. (plus side back then, you could buy a whole car for $500 or less and get 3 or 4 of those springs and a host of other spare parts) -
Thought this was the case..After checking passenger side mechanism i discovered me spring gauge was too thick and impossible to get it to fit. squashed the spring in vice grips and forced it in and now it works. My Dickheadness for getting the wrong spring.
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there's a hole either side in a gap, it just needs to have one of the spring parts in each side.. bit of a fiddle to get it in there.
found a photo of it on ebay. edited it to show where it goes. -
Cant see which way the spring gets installed in that video ! Have tried to install and no luck.
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Forgot i had this tonneau cover that was given to me too pay for helping out a recovering and delivering a crashed motorbike some 3 - 4 year's ago , don't fit my ute. Any one need it ?
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grease the pin, it latches on, grease that spring latch part, oil the door hinges and oil/grease any of the mech parts..
if you probably drowned that key lock in some WD40 or similar it might flush the dust out of it.. ideally locks are supposed to have a graphite powder in them, but they can still get that oxidized build up that WD40 etc seems to prevent.. (for a rarely used lock, i'd go with the WD40..)
you can pull the tumblers out of that lock easy which will also make it easier to turn. ..any key/screw driver will open it.. but it's not likely going to have people trying to get in there.... same process for the door locks if you wanted.. My Dad had one lock on his car without tumblers for decades and a spare ign key under the seat for when he went fishing.. just incase he lost his keys overboard etc. (these days they smash windows etc rather than play with locks anyway) -
Just had enough DW 40 left in my Nozzle can to fill it up, After a few jiggle's and cuss word's it turn. it feels rough to turn so will go buy some more WD 40 before i open it too give it a service. thank's deankxf
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yeah they are pretty bad and very hard to line up to work properly.
i've had several that had home made latches and gate locks etc and one had the pin filed down so it would close easier (this is the one that fell open easily) i used the number plate screws to screw into the panel behind . (did this by accident once also) good luck, if you can turn the key, it should come open with some prying
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