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Locking springer broke key easy fix.

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Wore out three sets of tires already!
Yesterday I picked up this '46 B6 with locking springer that has the key broke off in the lock. So earlier today I did a quick search, but didn't see any previous post on best way to get the broke key out.
So...after a good cleaning of the lock area with paper towel/steel wool/then WD40 I was able to see the broke part of the key pretty well. I was able to move the key part a little with a sharp pick, so I knew it wasn't rusted in. I first tried to grab it with a sharp ended pair of tweezers but no go. I then got a screw with a very sharp point and lightly screwed it into the channel in the middle of the key. Using a screwdriver I was able to turn the key & lock to the locked position where it has to be to get the key out. Then I just simply pulled the broken key part out with the screw. Maybe there are other better ways to do this but it worked for me.



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Brilliant...I'm spoiled here with a surplus of NOS Hibbard plugs so I just drill out the plug
and pull out the cylinder and chase the broken key out from the back end of the tumbler
 
i recall a locksmith, when he removed a key from a 1949 Schwinn lock cylinder back in 2001, used the same method but with a screw like tool that made the removal which grabbed the broken part slide out much more successful than my use of tweezers(wasted a bunch of time with the tweezers).
 
I’ve tried that on two different lock with no luck! Good for you , at least it worked for someone!!
 
Sure you got the key out but you run the risk of damaging the cylinder, which means if you get a replacement key made it won't work. Drill a 1/8 inch hole in the plug and remove it and back the key out the right way. It's been posted at least a dozen times how to do it correctly. It's very easy to do.
 
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