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Title: removing lock from coin door w/o key
Post by: nomad on March 21, 2004, 07:02:31 pm

Hello, I was wondering if anyone knows a way in which to remove a lock from a coin door (like one purchased from eBay) without the key and without messing up the door?

Title: Re:removing lock from coin door w/o key
Post by: Thenasty on March 21, 2004, 07:15:08 pm

open up the back door. Sometimes you can do it from there specailly if your coin door is an UP/DOWN.

Title: Re:removing lock from coin door w/o key
Post by: dirt on March 21, 2004, 09:52:17 pm

get out your drill and a bit and drill it out.


dirt

Title: Re:removing lock from coin door w/o key
Post by: JustMichael on March 21, 2004, 10:07:09 pm

If you can get to the back of the coin door, the lock is no problem.  On my cabinet, you just unscrew a screw on the back of the lock, remove the metal bar and then loosen the nut that holds the lock in the coin door.

Title: Re:removing lock from coin door w/o key
Post by: SirPeale on March 21, 2004, 10:16:20 pm

Sound like he has just the lock.  Unscrew the back of the lock (there should be a screw there) and remove the cam.  Then, there should be a nut that holds the unit to the door.  Unscrew that, you may need pliers (I like to use a pair of vice grips.)

Then replace the lock.  I know a guy that has them (http://www.arcadecontrols.org/yabbse/index.php?board=2;action=display;threadid=16683).  ;)

Title: Re:removing lock from coin door w/o key
Post by: MinerAl on March 22, 2004, 12:35:51 am

Shotgun.

 ;D

Title: Re:removing lock from coin door w/o key
Post by: GamingGreg on March 22, 2004, 12:44:24 am

 If you can't get to the back of the lock, you can try the old screwdriver trick.  Just insert a screwdriver and turn hard until it moves 1/4 turn.  Typically these locks are not that good, so that works.   Then you can remove the lock and replace it.

Title: Re:removing lock from coin door w/o key
Post by: Ken Layton on March 22, 2004, 10:18:27 am

Is the door already installed on a machine or did you just buy it and haven't put it on?

Title: Re:removing lock from coin door w/o key
Post by: nomad on March 22, 2004, 03:21:11 pm

I am thinking about purchasing a coin door from ebay and the guy does not have the key for the one I am interested in.  So I was just wondering how one would go about removing the lock.  Thanks for the replies :)

Title: Re:removing lock from coin door w/o key
Post by: Thenasty on March 22, 2004, 03:31:35 pm

Quote from: nomad on March 22, 2004, 03:21:11 pm

I am thinking about purchasing a coin door from ebay and the guy does not have the key for the one I am interested in.  So I was just wondering how one would go about removing the lock.  Thanks for the replies :)

Easy:
1. Remove the NUT
2. Remove the CAM
3. REMOVE another NUT under the CAM
4. Pull it out.
5. Replace w/a new one.

Title: Re:removing lock from coin door w/o key
Post by: Ken Layton on March 22, 2004, 06:44:29 pm

After removing the old lock then you go to the harware store or a lock shop and buy another lock and key.