[VAC] Re: New door Lock 76 Sovereign

[Terry Tyler <tylerbears@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Don,

1 - Suggest you call Oasis RV in Tucson or American Way in Boise and ask
them to rebuild the original lock (less than $100 including S&H). Why?

Because sooner or later you'll slam the door once too many times and break
one of the internal pieces. Oasis and American Way will have the parts to
repair it. 

2 - If instead, you buy a new lock, you may get the exact same lock or you
may get a mongrel lock (plus or minus $400) that will require cutting the
existing hole to fit the new lock in place and drilling new holes to
stabilize it.  It will always look like a mongrel lock.

Sooner or later you'll slam the door once too many times, break one of the
internal pieces and then, the fun begins with you searching for mongrel
parts. 

3 - Best deal is to locate an idential lock to the one you have - so the
insurance company can buy it. Then, you install it and save the old lock for
the parts that aren't broken.  At your leisure, send the broken lock to one
of the above dealers to rebuild for use as a spare when you slam the door
one too many times.  In this event, you'll be ready with a fully functional
lock (in your spare parts box) and can have the old one rebuilt when you get
around to it.

4 - Keep track of other options that I'm sure will be suggested to you. One
of them may be the "Ahhh Haaa" answer you need.

Terry
mailto:tylerbears@airstream.net