Rear hatch lock cylinder (1 Viewer)

[Seabert]

Hey mud, my key wasn’t turning in the rear hatch so I took out the rear lock cylinder to give it a clean and lubricating. Good news is it locks and unlocks now, bad news is a chipped the little part that e-clip holds onto in order to connect the rod. Tip: it looks like a screw driver goes there. A screw driver does not go there. Any ideas?

 

[Dindu Nuffin]

How fiddly do you want to get? You could get a REALLY good welder to fart around with it, or just get a new cylinder and swap the guts so you can keep using your existing key.

 

[Seabert]

How hard would it be to get a new cylinder for the rear? I was looking around at a full set replacement before doing this (part no. 69005 6a260) and it looked like they were NLA. Could I epoxy a tiny bolt and washer maybe? The other piece that broke off is somewhere in the hatch unfortunately

 

[Seabert]

Thoughts on for a movable piece and Epoxy putty?

 

[Dindu Nuffin]

I think your best bet is a junk yard and swap out the guts so you can use your existing key. There's a place here in UT that has a ton of 80's called Japanese Auto Parts in Lehi that would have what you need. They're not a you-pull-it yard and are very careful with how they remove things. I'm not sure if they ship, but the few times I've been there, they've been very, very helpful so I'd imagine they would if you asked.

https://www.yelp.com/biz/japanese-auto-parts-lehi

 

[Seabert]

Man, I would love to have something like that nearby. Patience is not my strong suit haha.
Picked up some metal epoxy, and molded a little stopper on the end to catch the e clip. Made sure to scratch up the surface before pressing on the epoxy, and it seems solid enough. Also used a razor blade before everything set to get a clean line so the ring could smoothly pivot.

 

[Malleus]

Looks sound to me; that's what I was going to suggest.