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Author Topic: Vf56 missing door lock  (Read 3697 times)
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« on: June 02, 2006, 10:27:44 pm »

Hi Guys,  
New to the site and have a question.  I have a Vendorlator VF 56 B-C or G on the back patio with a mechanism issue but am asking about another Vendorlator that I found today.  It runs quiet and cold and is in pretty good shape but it does have one issue.  It's a VF 56 BK that's missing the door lock on the main door.  Does anyone know how I can get the door open.  The price is right but I haven't been able to look inside and don't want to end up with something I can't use.
Thanks in advance, Lance.
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« Reply #1 on: June 02, 2006, 11:42:25 pm »

Lance - stick your finger through the hole and push the locking bar upward.
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« Reply #2 on: June 30, 2006, 10:52:01 pm »

It still has the bezel from the lock so the hole is too small for a finger to fit.  I tried poking around with a screwdriver in there but couldn't get anything to move.  

Any other ideas???

Thanks.
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« Reply #3 on: June 30, 2006, 11:44:35 pm »

Welcome to the board Lance,
The lock arm only needs to move up 3/4" or so. Some poking with a bent wire coat hanger should get it.
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« Reply #4 on: June 30, 2006, 11:48:02 pm »

Get a larger screwdriver that will wedge inside the cylinder of the lock and twist. It is just a circular cam inside with a locking bar, so you just need to rotate the cam somehow.
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