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<\/a>Removing the old lock was pretty straight forward.\u00a0 I had to remove 3 large flat head screws on the inside and then drill out some rivets in the door to get enough clearance.\u00a0 Seeing the inside of the door was interesting.\u00a0 There was very old insulation and some wood running strips that went across.\u00a0 Whats this? Wood? In an Airstream, who would have thunk it.\u00a0 The inside door panel was looking pretty beat up after years of people screwing around with the door handle, etc…<\/p>\nHere is a picture of the lock mechanism out on the table…<\/p>\n I cleaned everything I could with solvent and used a wire wheel to remove the rust.\u00a0 I painted silver over the steel bits and re-patched the cracked corner.\u00a0 For the corner patch I used a small piece of aluminum with JB weld sandwiched between. The slider use to have a locking pin which was broken off in the shaft.\u00a0 I used a drill press to drill a small hole in the old bolt and then extracted it with this curtain hook.<\/p>\n Next I tackled a new mounting plate for the inside.\u00a0 I wanted to dress it up a bit and cover over all the old miscellaneous holes.\u00a0 I designed a plate in RhinoCad and cut it out on the CNC then riveted into place using probably a tad to many rivets \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n In order to remount the old handle I had to drill it out slightly and make a pin to fit.\u00a0 Also since I had effectively thickened the door with my new plate I had to file some of the original handle away so the holes lined up.\u00a0 Fun finicky bits.<\/p>\n Finally I added my new locking pin that fit into the shaft I drilled out earlier.\u00a0 Its supposed to give you a door lock on the inside of the trailer.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n