Door Locks

[DJThom]

Hello,

The RHS door lock mechanism in my baby Elan S2 in knackered. To fix it, all I actually need is the pice that holds the tumbler and attaches it to the rest of the mechanism.

I thought I would just buy a whole new assembly if one ever came on Ebay. Well, one did and sold for $480 ealier today, so now it's PLan B.

Can someone tell me what car these mechanisms came out of? Can't find that info in the usual spots.

thx
Darren

[Dave-M]

Can you post a picture? I may be able to help you
Regards
Dave

[bcmc33]

Is it just the lock barrel device that you need?


Brian Clarke

[bcmc33]

I should have said that the barrel divice is the part that the key fits into.


Brian Clarke

[theelanman]

I have a matching pair with locks if youre interested (well complete handles and lock with keys)....more importantly if I can find them in the garage!!!
cheers
g

[SADLOTUS]

Do you mean this bit?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LOTUS-ELAN-DOOR-L ... dZViewItem

Item number: 330055530068

[RotoFlexible]

I am in the same boat (except LHS in my case). A left-side lock sold on ebay a month or so ago for more than I was willing to pay. Note that the current ebay item is missing the barrels.

In my case, and I suspect in Darren's case, the missing part is the barrel, which consists of a cylindrical sleeve within which the lock itself resides. There is a little stud which locates the sleeve within the lock mechanism. When the stud and/or the slot it engages wear, the barrel can make a sudden departure.

Brian Buckland's book says that the locks come from (relying on memory here) an Austin 60 and can only be found at the junkyard, at parts swaps, or for very high prices on ebay.

[DJThom]

I'm attaching the piece I need. Now that I have an idea of what other cars may have the similar piece, I can broaden my search. Hopefully to some cheaper places.

I appreciate those who have offered to help me out. However, I would hate to destroy a complete mechanism for the one part I need and deprive you from selling the whole unit. Judging from Ebay, they are quite valuable!

[wojeepster]

I was thinking that some of the locks come from and mg 1100 and if I remember correctly it is somehow modified easily to the elan configuration.

[RotoFlexible]

I double-checked Buckland this evening. The source, according to the book, is the Austin A60. Given the number of barrel-less locks that I've seen on ebay, this must be a common problem. Either those barrels have been lost or they've been scavenged to replace other lost barrels. I am only missing the cylindrical part, not the carrier as Darren is.

My hope is that the barrel (or perhaps the barrel and carrier) can be found on other cars of the era and transplanted to my mechanism. No luck yet, though.

[Dave-M]

[quote] I was thinking that some of the locks come from and mg 1100 and if I remember correctly it is somehow modified easily to the elan configuration quote]

I have a full set of 1100/1300 locks here for used on another car and they do not look like the one illustrated above.
What I would suggest though is to look at some boot locks from that period as the barrel assembly looks very similar.
I'll have a search round and see what I can find
Regards
Dave

[bcmc33]

[quote="DJThom"]

The RHS door lock mechanism in my baby Elan S2 in knackered. To fix it, all I actually need is the piece that holds the tumbler and attaches it to the rest of the mechanism.



Show me a picture of the actual knackered piece - I feel sure from your description that it is the locking device that the key fits into.


Brian Clarke

[worzel]

Not 100% sure on this one(if they'll fit that is) but- a firm called HYKEE sell replacement lock barrels that work on a radial pin tumbler system (ie they're unpickable)- they are designed to replace original manufacturer barrels such as those using FS key types etc.

Much superior in construction to the originals, they're brass internals. I replaced the barrels on a Reliant Scimitar some years back- cost me around ?30 if I recall correctly. On a similar note ERA make similar barrels for the S4/Sprint models ie those with the barrel separate from the handle- cost about ?60 the pair.

I've still got the contact details somewhere if anybody is interested.

John

[elansprint71]

If memory serves (which it seldom does these days) the early S1/S2 locks are different from some of the later cars, I seem to remember that the later ones were 1100/1300, as already mentioned, Robinshaw/Ross say that S3 onwards handles are from the Maxi/1800 and I think they might also have been on the Triumph 2000.

btw, Brian Bucklands excellent book does not show how all the twiddly links in an S4 door lock fit together, it's missing from the Lotus and Brooklands manuals too. There is a very good reason for this- it's impossible to see, so you can't accurately draw it! This job is a complete bastard to do, if you have to take one to pieces take VERY good notice of where the bits come from.

Cheers,
Pete.

[bcmc33]

This thread is driving me nuts!!!

From memory, my old S2 had the locking device built into the handle. S4
and Sprints had the device separate from the handle.

Now, Darren, what exactly do you want?????

A picture, a picture, for Ch***t sake, a picture.


Brian Clarke