Champion 6 lever (reprise)
Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2016 8:06 am
I have some of these locks and I would like to disassemble them to attempt to replace the spring. What is the best way to do this? I've disassembled one of the "empire" 6 lever locks, and it looks to me like the posts which go through the top were hammered down then sanded off. One of the really old locks that I got has a dead spring in it, but I'm not going to disassemble this lock - it's marked "patent pending" so it's probably older than the others. Any hints on repairing these locks would be greatly appreciated. I would like to wind a new spring but where do you get stock for brass springs?
The critical part that I'm looking for help on is dealing with the posts holding the front face on. My initial thought is drill down through the posts with a slightly smaller drill. After removing/working on the lock's internals, I would then braze new posts on and shape them so that they fit through the holes in the face. I would then reassemble the locks internals, replace the face and pound down the posts, then carefully sand off the areas where the posts had been flattened. What do you think of this?
Thanks for any help you can provide,
--Ted.
The critical part that I'm looking for help on is dealing with the posts holding the front face on. My initial thought is drill down through the posts with a slightly smaller drill. After removing/working on the lock's internals, I would then braze new posts on and shape them so that they fit through the holes in the face. I would then reassemble the locks internals, replace the face and pound down the posts, then carefully sand off the areas where the posts had been flattened. What do you think of this?
Thanks for any help you can provide,
--Ted.