Tue Mar 31, 2020 5:47 am by MartinHewitt
Good. Then it is most likely that same model as mine or one which is older. All wheels have randomly placed false gates. The true gate looks on first glance the same, but there are slopes on both sides leading to it. On the first photo in my link there is the true gate in the position of 2 o'clock. In case you are not familiar with the lock you find also a description on its operation there.
Try following:
1) Rotate pushed right until it is most noticeable in some form of gate. You will notice that it is a bit more difficult to turn further than on other locations. To find that, do a few rotations to get a feeling for that. Remember this position.
2) Pull out the dial.
3) At this point you can dial left all the way you want, but on a right turn don't pass the position from step 1. You should now be able to feel the gates on the third wheel. False gates are very defined on only one letter. If you can find about 6 to 8 false gates at random locations, then it is this lock model (or the previous) and we can proceed. The true gate is 7 or 8 letters wide with the actual gate in the center. If you can find it, you have the third letter of your combination. If you can't find it, then we try it again after the second number.
If you could do this I will describe what to do next.