those old Raleigh fork lock keys...
01-22-11, 05:38 PM
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those old Raleigh fork lock keys...
OK, sorry if I am going over old ground.
But my '55 4 speed FG-hubbed Raleigh roadster came with a steering/fork lock, but - you guessed it - no key
Now I have read before that there are two kinds, and if you have the lock number a new key is easily obtained. Certainly there is a guy on UK ebay who will do them.
My problem is I cannot see a lock number, only a patent number
Any clues as to 'where-to' from here?
thanks, Al
But my '55 4 speed FG-hubbed Raleigh roadster came with a steering/fork lock, but - you guessed it - no key
Now I have read before that there are two kinds, and if you have the lock number a new key is easily obtained. Certainly there is a guy on UK ebay who will do them.
My problem is I cannot see a lock number, only a patent number
Any clues as to 'where-to' from here?
thanks, Al
01-22-11, 07:21 PM
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Nevermind. I did not originally read the whole post.
01-22-11, 07:46 PM
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Next step, remove the lockset and take it to a local locksmith. I was told by mine that the key blank is a Leyland and they couldn't do anything. They couldn't, until I pulled the key from my 70s era Sears Craftsman toolbox from my pocket and shoved it in the lockset and asked them if they could make it from a blank for that key. They could and did.
01-22-11, 08:08 PM
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I didn't think the Leyland Key Blanks were that hard to find.
01-22-11, 09:10 PM
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I didn't think the Leyland Key Blanks were that hard to find.
01-22-11, 09:48 PM
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What's the code on the lock?
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01-23-11, 10:10 AM
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You’ll find more info in the archives on our site, under the “General Resources” tab, but your lock takes an Ilco LF-5 or LF-19 key blank. Any locksmith can cut the pattern using the code (NGN-35).
