Re: E30 Door Lock Question

["Ron Buchalski" <rbuchals@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Keith,

I had a problem like this, and the problem was a worn lock cylinder.  I 
replaced the driver's door lock cylinder, and the problem went away.

You can get a replacement cylinder from the dealer, and it comes with a set 
of lock tumblers so you can key it to match the other locks in your car.  
Use the existing cylinder to determine the proper tumblers to use, and the 
sequence for the key.

Also, be sure to clearly document how the lock cylinder goes together. The 
instructions that come with the lock kit are very vague, the drawing is hard 
to read, and the text is in German.

What's the condition of your key?  Does it work properly in the other lock 
cylinders (trunk, passenger door), or does it have trouble in them as well?

Good luck,

- -rb

>Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2001 17:09:47 -0400
>From: Keith Turner <kturner@domain.elided>
>Subject: E30 Door Lock Question
>
>   I've spent a good part of the afternoon trying to track down a locking 
>problem on my 86 325.  The *only* way the driver door will lock is double 
>lock.  If I unplug the lock solenoid and the lock cylinder switch, I cannot 
>mechanically lock the driver's door using the key from outside.  According 
>to Jim Conforti's (I think it was his) central locking faq, you should 
>always be able to mechanically lock the doors (it works on my passenger 
>door).  If I use a screwdriver to press down on the lever coming out of the 
>top of the lock mechanism (the lock cylinder arm normally moves this lever 
>up and down), it will mechanically lock the door.  When I try to use the 
>key to lock the door, the cylinder arm does not move the lever down.  If I 
>move the lever down with a screwdriver, the cylinder arm DOES move the 
>lever up and mechanically UNlock the door.
>   Does anyone have any suggestions?
>
>Thanks,
>Keith Turner
>88 325iC
>86 325


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