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Keys can be cut to an N number which can be found on the inside of the door handle mechanism this can be accessed by removing the handle, there is a screw behind the rubber of the door seal. | |||
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Revision as of 21:41, 13 June 2011
Rekeying door locks
Sliding Door Security
You can further secure the sliding door(s) of your van by drilling a small hole in the top runner behind where the runner is in the closed position. Then use a good quality padlock and lock the hole. This will stop the runner sliding back if the lock is forced!
Sliding Door That Won't Shut
CovKid: Locks can and do fail, but cold weather seems to play a big part too.
Sliding doors can be a real problem if the temperature drops. For instance, if its freezing outside, if I open my slider it will NOT catch when I come to shut it. This can happen even with minor temperature drops but the winter is when its most likely to happen.
The freezing cold grease/oil on the rear mechanism adds a braking effect to the movement of the latch so a normal 'slide and shut' doesn't work. The catch is effectively springing back too slowly. If however I close it slowly on the last inch or so, it will shut fine simply because I'm allowing it more time to catch up. Come the summer this annoyance will vanish altogether. I had a MIDI van some years ago and I had the same problem on that. The problem can occur anywhere where theres movement, front or back.
I'm only mentioning this because some owners may go in search of replacement catches for what is a much simpler problem. Ideally it needs a lubricant somewhere between grease and oil, chain lube probably. The ideal may be 'white' food grease used in the food processing industry which seems marginally less 'stiffer' than high melting point grease. Cleaning the mechanism and oiling or re-greasing will often solve this and no doubt affects other locks too.
Other
Keys can be cut to an N number which can be found on the inside of the door handle mechanism this can be accessed by removing the handle, there is a screw behind the rubber of the door seal.
