Author Topic: Door Lock Cylinders / Gaskets  (Read 805 times)

Offline Angela

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Door Lock Cylinders / Gaskets
« on: May 05, 2013, 04:25:03 PM »
Perhaps a seemingly trivial detail, yet does anyone have a close-up picture of installed door lock cylinders? I'm looking for good pictures showing how the gasket between the cylinder & door fits. Specifically, I'd like to know how much of the gasket can be seen around the circumference of the lock once the lock is installed. I have one gasket which I believe is NOS and it looks like it's slightly more than ~1/32" (not quite 1/16") larger in dia than the face of the S.S. lock cylinder.

Also, are these gaskets supposed to be more like soft, flet-like material or hard like plastic? Looks like all the repro stuff is hard plastic and way too thick (IMO). Thus far I haven't been able to find a source for new gaskets that look like the one NOS example I have.   

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Re: Door Lock Cylinders / Gaskets
« Reply #1 on: May 05, 2013, 05:05:13 PM »
No gaskets used on door locks, only trunk lock
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Re: Door Lock Cylinders / Gaskets
« Reply #2 on: May 05, 2013, 06:42:44 PM »
Thank you... I did not realize that. When I removed the original lock cylinders there were thin gaskets behind them, so I assumed gaskets were supposed to be there. Perhaps a previous owner added them.

I am also working on the trunk lock as well, so for that application do you know if the lock cylinder gasket is made of a hard plastic or a soft, flexible felt-like material?