Re: HA's 52 200 Grey Ghost

Posted by HH56 On 2015/6/24 11:38:19

And to answer if the cylinder can be removed while the handle is on the car, I don't see how. The two holes in the handle the cylinder and spring retaining collar fits into are behind the lock plate -- actually in the small space between the outer skin and the track the retaining plate slides into. It is a pain to tilt and orient the retainer to remove it even with full access. Add to that the long bar that works the latch assy is pinned to the cylinder which will be well inside the handle. In order to remove the cylinder the entire latch mechanism would have to remove and there still might not be enough room to slide the complete one piece cylinder assy out of the handle.

A word of caution if you do take the cylinder and have it rekeyed. The long bar will have to come off the cylinder end to slide the key part out of the housing for any work. To do so requires a pin to be pressed out. The pot metal is extremely brittle so take caution to support the ears on the housing -- both of them -- when trying to remove the pin or one or both will break and you now need a complete new assy.