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Posted by DanG on November 5, 2006, 12:18 am
The locksmith is right. Very few people will work on old mortise
locks. There are no parts available, manufacturers have changed
their mechanisms, and if someone spends much time on one, the cost
quickly exceeds a new one.
We have several hundred Corbin "green case" locksets. No parts
available. Over $150 per unit.. Falcon here we come.
If you truly want to salvage your lock, go to a local gunsmith.
He will be much more prepared to make an odd spring.
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Keep the whole world singing. . . .
DanG
>I have a mortise lock and recently the dead bolt part will slide
>out without turning the cylinder lock. This will cause the bolt
>to be stucked on the dummy side of the double door and the door
>won't open.
>
> I took it apart and found the problem. There is a spring/hinge
> thingie that is broken...here is a picture of where it should
> be:
>
> http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-10/1090906/P1000485.JPG
>
> If you look at the full size image I have drawn a red line where
> the hinge used to be connected and now it is broken. I then
> took the hinge apart and this is what it looks like:
>
> http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-10/1090906/spring.jpg
>
> Is there a replacement part for this? Is this a genetic part I
> can order? I put everything back then took the entire mortise to
> a local locksmith and described the problem to him and he said I
> need to replace the entire mortise which will be a special order
> and $135.00. I said it is only a hinge and he told me the
> mortise lock are made to be replaced in whole and not in part
> and I should not even try to fix it if I take it apart I will
> just "hurt" the internal mechanism. Really?
>
> MC
>
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