THE PROBLEMS WITH A BROKEN KEY ARE WITH THE TUMBLERS BEING STUCK WITH
OLD GREASE TURNED TO VARNISH. IF YOU LIKE, YOU CAN SPRAY SOME WD 40 IN THE KEY HOLE.
BEAR IN MIND THAT THE CYLINDER HAS TO BE IN THE RIGHT POSITION AND
LOCKED FOR THE KEY TO COME OUT. I DON'T BOTHER TRYING TO FISH IT OUT.
PLEASE LET ME CAUTION YOU!
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO PUT THE LOCK IN THE LOCKED POSITION, UNTIL YOU GET THE FORK OUT OF THE FRAME IN
CASE THE TUMBLERS ARE WORN. IF THE TUMBLERS OR THE KEY WAY HAVE BEEN DAMAGED.THE ONLY WAY TO
FIND OUT IF THE LOCK WORKS IS TO FIRST TAKE THE FORK OUT OF THE FRAME.
DON'T TURN THE LOCK CYLINDER UNLESS IT IS OUT OF THE FRAME.
IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE LOCK, I ALSO REPAIR THE CYCLE LOCKS AND REMOVE BROKEN KEYS.
ALSO, I CAN CUT SMOOTH BRASS KEYS TO CODE FOR THE “AN” NUMBER ON THE CYLINDER FOR $12.
AS FAR AS THE SCHWINN CENTENNIAL AND ANNIVERSARY LOCKS,
THOSE ARE DIFFERENT IN SIZE. I.E. METRIC VS US STANDARD. THEY ARE MADE TO FIT THE REPRO BIKES ONLY.
IF I CAN BE OF FURTHER HELP PLEASE EMAIL ME DIRECT:
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