So I’ve just purchased my first l322 last week, I knew it had a few little issues that I’ve been able to sort out but one has me stumped.

My key has been through the wars and doesn’t lock via the buttons and nor does it lock manually, I’ve a chap coming to revamp my key tomorrow so I will be able to lock it via the buttons, but want to be able to do it manually as well.

So I stripped the drivers door down and all the mechanisms with regards to the lock work well, I’ve found that the key barrel has a shaft out the back with a cross type tip that locates in to the interior lock mechanism, well with the barrel out in my hand and I turn the key I can see things turn in the barrel but the shaft doesn’t turn.

So this must have snapped internally, my question to you wise ones is as follows,

Can this be stripped down to find the broken bit and then rebuilt? Or if I start stripping it down will I lose the shape for the key? (If that made sense?)

Any words of wisdom or warnings would be very much appreciated!

Many thanks in advance!
James

i have no idea but i would like to know how you go RR 2005 4.4 petrol
Any spelling mistakes are the fault of spellchecker
Previous MG J2, CITROEN light 15 x 2 gone unfortunately
Present MERC 180e, RANGE ROVER L322, JAGUAR XJS, MERC 280SE, MG F, JAGUAR S-Type 6v 2003, jaguar s-type 8v 2004, Ford Cougar

Will let you know what happens!

Answered this in the general section for you.