Jim, that would make a believer(in preventive
maintainance) out of one. My '69 Sovereign has the
Chessler(sp?)lock and is somewhat worn. The handle has
about an inch of "flop" to it and I think I had better
start working on it before that rainy day in the
campground. My understanding is that the Bargeman lock
noted in another e-mail, will fit my AS and will just
need a retrofit of the longer bolt? Rather than the
more expensive one.
cheers, bill b.
Just had to respond to this email. I have a 68 that
> the original lock worked
> ok on but not great. I've kept it WD-40'd and it's
> been acceptable until
> last night. The mechanism broke inside... finally
> punched out the door hinge pin. That lock was just
> frozen solid in the
> locked position ...
> it. :-) Thank goodness
> this happened in the barn and not out camping in a
> rain storm. :-)
> Jim - Denver, 68 Tradewind