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audidood
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 Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 7:50 pm Post subject: T-handle not locking? |
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having a weird locking issue with my t-handle. When i unlatch the handle and pull the decklid up, i can turn it the handle back to latched position and lock it with the key. but when i put the decklid back down, turn the latch 180 to latch it in place, i can't lock it. the key just won't turn in the keyhole when the lid is latched down.
any thoughts? i hope it's not a bad core, because the handle and my door are still a matching set that use the same key. Thanks!
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srm1956
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| Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 11:42 pm Post subject: |
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I had the same issues with a locking T handle I had on a 56 I use to own. When the deck lid is down turn the handle to the lock position then turn the handle a little bit further while keeping pressure on the key until it locks. Give that a try it worked for mine.
I'll explain why your handle is doing this if my method works. |
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tasb 
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| Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 5:03 pm Post subject: |
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Same issue with my 56 and I tried your technique to no avail.
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audidood
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| Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 10:33 pm Post subject: |
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hmm, actually it's the other way around. when i turn the handle to unlatch it, i can lock it. but when i latch it down, i can only turn the key almost 90 degrees. even if i try jiggling the T back and forth and trying to lock it, it doesn't lock. 
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audidood
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ok, common sense saves the day. i unbolted the T and flipped it over. voila. problem solved  
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| Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2012 7:26 am Post subject: |
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| audidood wrote: | | ok, common sense saves the day. i unbolted the T and flipped it over. voila. problem solved |
we have all been there trust me 
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