On Jun 7, 9:37 pm, "mark diegel" <mark...@wowway.com> wrote:
> <jackv...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:1181263863.759049.316900@m36g2000hse.googlegr oups.com...
>
> >I just bought a 1990 Wrangler without a working door key. I don't
> > have the key codes so I need to have the locks re-keyed which is
> > pretty pricey. I've heard I may be able to take out the tumblers
> > (plugs) and file down the tumbler pins enough to have a working lock/
> > key.
>
> > I have the cylinders out, but can't figure out how to get the tumbler
> > separated from the core? Anybody done this?
>
> > Thanks in advance.
>
> > Jack
>
> Jeep dealer cut two keys for $ 4.00, took VIN off registration.
>
> Mark


Thanks. I tried the dealer... the VIN has had the ignition key code
associated with it, but not door keys. They said the Jeep must have
been re-keyed at some point, which explains why the key that came with
it doesn't work I guess and why the key codes I found in the original
sales documentation probably won't work according to the dealer.

The local locksmith wants something like $40/lock to re-key. I'm
hoping I can do something myself.

Jack

 

On Jun 7, 9:37 pm, "mark diegel" <mark...@wowway.com> wrote:
> <jackv...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:1181263863.759049.316900@m36g2000hse.googlegr oups.com...
>
> >I just bought a 1990 Wrangler without a working door key. I don't
> > have the key codes so I need to have the locks re-keyed which is
> > pretty pricey. I've heard I may be able to take out the tumblers
> > (plugs) and file down the tumbler pins enough to have a working lock/
> > key.
>
> > I have the cylinders out, but can't figure out how to get the tumbler
> > separated from the core? Anybody done this?
>
> > Thanks in advance.
>
> > Jack
>
> Jeep dealer cut two keys for $ 4.00, took VIN off registration.
>
> Mark


Thanks. I tried the dealer... the VIN has had the ignition key code
associated with it, but not door keys. They said the Jeep must have
been re-keyed at some point, which explains why the key that came with
it doesn't work I guess and why the key codes I found in the original
sales documentation probably won't work according to the dealer.

The local locksmith wants something like $40/lock to re-key. I'm
hoping I can do something myself.

Jack

 

On Jun 7, 9:37 pm, "mark diegel" <mark...@wowway.com> wrote:
> <jackv...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:1181263863.759049.316900@m36g2000hse.googlegr oups.com...
>
> >I just bought a 1990 Wrangler without a working door key. I don't
> > have the key codes so I need to have the locks re-keyed which is
> > pretty pricey. I've heard I may be able to take out the tumblers
> > (plugs) and file down the tumbler pins enough to have a working lock/
> > key.
>
> > I have the cylinders out, but can't figure out how to get the tumbler
> > separated from the core? Anybody done this?
>
> > Thanks in advance.
>
> > Jack
>
> Jeep dealer cut two keys for $ 4.00, took VIN off registration.
>
> Mark


Thanks. I tried the dealer... the VIN has had the ignition key code
associated with it, but not door keys. They said the Jeep must have
been re-keyed at some point, which explains why the key that came with
it doesn't work I guess and why the key codes I found in the original
sales documentation probably won't work according to the dealer.

The local locksmith wants something like $40/lock to re-key. I'm
hoping I can do something myself.

Jack

 

On Thu, 7 Jun 2007, jackvt80@hotmail.com wrote:

> I just bought a 1990 Wrangler without a working door key. I don't
> have the key codes so I need to have the locks re-keyed which is
> pretty pricey. I've heard I may be able to take out the tumblers
> (plugs) and file down the tumbler pins enough to have a working lock/
> key.
>
> I have the cylinders out, but can't figure out how to get the tumbler
> separated from the core? Anybody done this?

This might help you:

http://www.drivewerks.com/tech/mult_lock_rekey.htm
http://www.howstuffworks.com/lock-picking4.htm

IANALockSmith. From the articles rekeying seems to be done by swapping
the pins around, not by filing.

Perhaps you can find a working set of locks with keys at the local
junkyard?



--
"We began to realize, as we plowed on with the destruction of New Jersey,
that the extent of our American lunatic fringe had been underestimated."
Orson Wells on the reaction to the _War Of The Worlds_ broadcast.

 

On Thu, 7 Jun 2007, jackvt80@hotmail.com wrote:

> I just bought a 1990 Wrangler without a working door key. I don't
> have the key codes so I need to have the locks re-keyed which is
> pretty pricey. I've heard I may be able to take out the tumblers
> (plugs) and file down the tumbler pins enough to have a working lock/
> key.
>
> I have the cylinders out, but can't figure out how to get the tumbler
> separated from the core? Anybody done this?

This might help you:

http://www.drivewerks.com/tech/mult_lock_rekey.htm
http://www.howstuffworks.com/lock-picking4.htm

IANALockSmith. From the articles rekeying seems to be done by swapping
the pins around, not by filing.

Perhaps you can find a working set of locks with keys at the local
junkyard?



--
"We began to realize, as we plowed on with the destruction of New Jersey,
that the extent of our American lunatic fringe had been underestimated."
Orson Wells on the reaction to the _War Of The Worlds_ broadcast.

 

On Thu, 7 Jun 2007, jackvt80@hotmail.com wrote:

> I just bought a 1990 Wrangler without a working door key. I don't
> have the key codes so I need to have the locks re-keyed which is
> pretty pricey. I've heard I may be able to take out the tumblers
> (plugs) and file down the tumbler pins enough to have a working lock/
> key.
>
> I have the cylinders out, but can't figure out how to get the tumbler
> separated from the core? Anybody done this?

This might help you:

http://www.drivewerks.com/tech/mult_lock_rekey.htm
http://www.howstuffworks.com/lock-picking4.htm

IANALockSmith. From the articles rekeying seems to be done by swapping
the pins around, not by filing.

Perhaps you can find a working set of locks with keys at the local
junkyard?



--
"We began to realize, as we plowed on with the destruction of New Jersey,
that the extent of our American lunatic fringe had been underestimated."
Orson Wells on the reaction to the _War Of The Worlds_ broadcast.

 

On Thu, 7 Jun 2007, jackvt80@hotmail.com wrote:

> I just bought a 1990 Wrangler without a working door key. I don't
> have the key codes so I need to have the locks re-keyed which is
> pretty pricey. I've heard I may be able to take out the tumblers
> (plugs) and file down the tumbler pins enough to have a working lock/
> key.
>
> I have the cylinders out, but can't figure out how to get the tumbler
> separated from the core? Anybody done this?

This might help you:

http://www.drivewerks.com/tech/mult_lock_rekey.htm
http://www.howstuffworks.com/lock-picking4.htm

IANALockSmith. From the articles rekeying seems to be done by swapping
the pins around, not by filing.

Perhaps you can find a working set of locks with keys at the local
junkyard?



--
"We began to realize, as we plowed on with the destruction of New Jersey,
that the extent of our American lunatic fringe had been underestimated."
Orson Wells on the reaction to the _War Of The Worlds_ broadcast.

 

Unless you have a hardtop, I wouldn't bother fixing the locks. A
friend had his windows sliced open for a gym bag of sweaty clothes.
It's not worth it.

CTM

On Jun 7, 8:51 pm, jackv...@hotmail.com wrote:
> I just bought a 1990 Wrangler without a working door key. I don't
> have the key codes so I need to have the locks re-keyed which is
> pretty pricey. I've heard I may be able to take out the tumblers
> (plugs) and file down the tumbler pins enough to have a working lock/
> key.
>
> I have the cylinders out, but can't figure out how to get the tumbler
> separated from the core? Anybody done this?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Jack

 

Unless you have a hardtop, I wouldn't bother fixing the locks. A
friend had his windows sliced open for a gym bag of sweaty clothes.
It's not worth it.

CTM

On Jun 7, 8:51 pm, jackv...@hotmail.com wrote:
> I just bought a 1990 Wrangler without a working door key. I don't
> have the key codes so I need to have the locks re-keyed which is
> pretty pricey. I've heard I may be able to take out the tumblers
> (plugs) and file down the tumbler pins enough to have a working lock/
> key.
>
> I have the cylinders out, but can't figure out how to get the tumbler
> separated from the core? Anybody done this?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Jack

 

Unless you have a hardtop, I wouldn't bother fixing the locks. A
friend had his windows sliced open for a gym bag of sweaty clothes.
It's not worth it.

CTM

On Jun 7, 8:51 pm, jackv...@hotmail.com wrote:
> I just bought a 1990 Wrangler without a working door key. I don't
> have the key codes so I need to have the locks re-keyed which is
> pretty pricey. I've heard I may be able to take out the tumblers
> (plugs) and file down the tumbler pins enough to have a working lock/
> key.
>
> I have the cylinders out, but can't figure out how to get the tumbler
> separated from the core? Anybody done this?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Jack