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Title: 81D-Opening coin door with crank handle on machine
Post by: USMC Vet on May 28, 2007, 10:15:07 am
This might be a stupid question, but here goes. How do you get the coin door open to get to the main door latch with the crank handle on ? Surely you do not have to remove crank handle each time you open coin door.    Thanks  !!      Tony


Title: 81D-Opening coin door with crank handle on machine
Post by: Creighton on May 28, 2007, 11:06:05 am
The handle will turn to the left to allow the door to open.
Creighton


Title: 81D-Opening coin door with crank handle on machine
Post by: USMC Vet on May 28, 2007, 11:28:09 am
After I put the money in and crank the handle ,make the bottle gates do their thing and bring lever back to rest position it will not turn back left to get handle in position to open the coin door. Thanks !   Tony  !!!!!


Title: 81D-Opening coin door with crank handle on machine
Post by: MoonDawg on May 28, 2007, 11:46:48 am
Don't just push to the left......beat it hard with your open palm.


Title: 81D-Opening coin door with crank handle on machine
Post by: collecture on May 28, 2007, 12:27:19 pm
You shouldn't have to beat it that hard.
Perhaps you put the clutch pawl in backwards when you reassembled the crank handle?
Try pulling back on the handle in the normal ready-to-vend position.
If it does not give fairly easy, try pushing it forward as you would vending.
If it gives more easily in the vend motion, you have the pawl in backwards.
You should have grease inside the handle also.