Lift gate / rear hatch lock cylinder

[VincentVanGogh]

Hi all, I'm a new Van owner and the lock cylinder is non-functional in my hatch. I can't figure out how to remove the thing. I've tried lubricating it and the locking mechanisms to no avail.

[oli larsen]

by hatch do you mean the back door?
if so take the interior trim panel off and all the chains will be exposed. there is a push rod going don to the catch at the bottom. get some pliers on it and pull it up! if it won't move due to the lock then just pop the plastic clip off it where it joins the lock mechanism then it should work freely.
be careful though they are often brittle with age!

[hekkie]

Hey,

Are the doorlock cylinder cores interchangeable. I got a 1986 LE van.
Can I replace the backdoor cylinder core with the cylinder core of a front door or sliding door?

greetings JP

[ZillerGrizz]

I'm also curious about this. My 88 has 2 bad door cylinders that just hang there, looking like they're ready to fall out.

[spacecruisers]

Not sure about the LE or power locks, but i removed all the lock cores on my 87 cargo (with manual locks) to have them cleaned and re-cored by a locksmith, and they all looked exactly the same.

[hekkie]

6947This is the rear door lock cylinder as it came out of my '86 californian van LE.



6948On the left the back-door lock cylinder and on the right a front door lock cylinder. You see the difference, they are also not interchangeable.

6949Than i took the backdoor lock of my European Van (Model-F), also 1986. The complete locks are interchangeable, but not the cylinders

greetings JP

[Jdelgado]

Does anyone have an after-market part # for the back door cylinder?
I'm looking to replace a manual lock on my 89, Thank you!

[spacecruisers]

I correct my earlier statement. The rear lock core is different. Mine looked like the photo above. Its exposed to the elements and gets clogged up extremely easy. I was able to have the locksmith clean it up and recore it along with my others so it was working again (until I went on a really dusty road - now its clogged again lol)

As far as part number, I dont have it but IIRC they are NLA? Not 100% sure on that, but you could also get one used off another van or have a locksmith dissemble it and clean it up and get it working again and matched to your key...

[Papay]

I correct my earlier statement. The rear lock core is different. Mine looked like the photo above. Its exposed to the elements and gets clogged up extremely easy. I was able to have the locksmith clean it up and recore it along with my others so it was working again (until I went on a really dusty road - now its clogged again lol)

As far as part number, I dont have it but IIRC they are NLA? Not 100% sure on that, but you could also get one used off another van or have a locksmith dissemble it and clean it up and get it working again and matched to your key...

I bought a complete set of new lock cylinders with keys and ignition cylinder, on eBay, similar to this pic. I think it came from Australia. Dude has an eBay store with a selection of the things, which seem either Malaysian or Chinese. They were a direct fit, but I had to swap the little metal 'flag' tab on some of them. Presumably Toyota used them for various model vans and trucks.

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[Jdelgado]

I bought a complete set of new lock cylinders with keys and ignition cylinder, on eBay, similar to this pic. I think it came from Australia. Dude has an eBay store with a selection of the things, which seem either Malaysian or Chinese. They were a direct fit, but I had to swap the little metal 'flag' tab on some of them. Presumably Toyota used them for various model vans and trucks.

7929

Any chance you have that eBay link or part number? I need to swap the cylinder on the back hatch
Thanks!

[Flecker]

They sell lock cylinder's for our vans on Amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/PT-Auto-Warehouse-DLC-8-Cylinders/dp/B00IKPUMK0/ref=sr_1_10?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1545632441&vehicle=1987-76-942-995--49-8-8-4776-1893-9-1-1996-191-4-0&sr=1-10&ymm=1987%3Atoyota%3Avan&keywords=lock+cylinder

They were used on several models... trucks, corollas and so on.

I haven't seen any combo sets, but it's a simple job for any decent locksmith to match the cylinder's and an ignition.

Heres the ignition, also from Amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/Standard-Motor-Products-US152L-Ignition/dp/B000C803C0/ref=sr_1_1?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1545632745&vehicle=1987-76-942-995--49-8-8-4776-1893-9-1-1996-191-4-0&sr=1-1&ymm=1987%3Atoyota%3Avan

And is your name Johnny Delgado by chance?

[Jdelgado]

They sell lock cylinder's for our vans on Amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/PT-Auto-Warehouse-DLC-8-Cylinders/dp/B00IKPUMK0/ref=sr_1_10?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1545632441&vehicle=1987-76-942-995--49-8-8-4776-1893-9-1-1996-191-4-0&sr=1-10&ymm=1987%3Atoyota%3Avan&keywords=lock+cylinder

They were used on several models... trucks, corollas and so on.

I haven't seen any combo sets, but it's a simple job for any decent locksmith to match the cylinder's and an ignition.

Heres the ignition, also from Amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/Standard-Motor-Products-US152L-Ignition/dp/B000C803C0/ref=sr_1_1?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1545632745&vehicle=1987-76-942-995--49-8-8-4776-1893-9-1-1996-191-4-0&sr=1-1&ymm=1987%3Atoyota%3Avan

And is your name Johnny Delgado by chance?



Right on! Thank you.


Jonathan but close enough haha, Have we met at a car show or something? :wave1:

[Flecker]

Right on! Thank you.


Jonathan but close enough haha, Have we met at a car show or something? :wave1:

I knew a Johnny D. in SoCal quite a while back... Refinery Worker.

As for the lock cylinders, it's on my list to replace them all w a new, not worn out set up. My Locksmith said bring them and he can make them all keyed the same. Apparently these are fairly simple. :)

[dirtritual]

They sell lock cylinder's for our vans on Amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/PT-Auto-Warehouse-DLC-8-Cylinders/dp/B00IKPUMK0/ref=sr_1_10?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1545632441&vehicle=1987-76-942-995--49-8-8-4776-1893-9-1-1996-191-4-0&sr=1-10&ymm=1987%3Atoyota%3Avan&keywords=lock+cylinder

They were used on several models... trucks, corollas and so on.


just so everyone knows this is for the doors, NOT the rear hatch lock.. i stupidly misread that and ordered it thinking it was the hatch lock. didn't notice until i tried to install and felt like a dingus >_<

does anyone know how / specifications to find one for the rear hatch lock? (the longer one in the photos on this thread)
my hatch handle i got off a van at a scrap yard, but i have an 87. which brings me back to my occasional wondering of if there are different body parts within the same year?

[fastcanoe]

This is not so much a cylinder question as it is a back door question. I've noticed that there seems to be more and more play in the door when going over bumps. It's sounds like it's shaking/rattling. However, when it shuts, it feels like its seated all the way closed, tightly. Is there something within the latch or hinges I can do to stop the rattling, or is this just the rubber wearing out?

Thanks,

-Terry

[Burntboot]

There are 2 methods of adjustment

On either side of the door there are round, rubber coated cup washers that line up with the U-shaped receivers on the body.
The cup washers are adjustable to a degree and if the rubber is worn new ones were still available a couple of years ago.
Stupid expensive mind you, but....

The 2nd method involves messaging the receiver loop on the floor, with a Ford hammer

I tried the 2nd method first with only slight improvement.
Then spent my money and enjoyed the quietude,
YMMV