Key snapped!!!

[dodger]

Hey,

Before leaving for uni this morning I went to check how much petrol I had left. Put my key in and the lock wouldn't turn, pulled it back out to find it had snapped inside.

So, how do I go about fixing it?
Can I take the lock off and remove the key from the other side or is a new lock required?

I have an Aprilia RS 125 btw.

Thnaks for any help
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My Bikes: Piaggio NRG| Aprilia RS 125| Suzuki GSX-R 600|Yamaha Fazer Ducati 848
Europe 2008

[finpos]

You're probably going to need a new lock - Unless anyone knows better, it's highly unlikely there will be a way of pushing the key out from the wrong side.

If you are really, really lucky, you might be able to fish the snapped key out of the barrel by putting a bit of superglue on the stump you are left with, inserting that into the lock (hopefully in contact with the snapped bit), letting it dry overnight then pulling it out. Of course, if you use too much glue doing this you're completely stuffed .

fin.

[Kickstart]

Hi

This happened to Shaun on his RS.

Hopefully you can still unlock the tank by putting the remains of the key in place. If so take the cap off. Now take it inside and set aside an hour.

On the underside of the cap you will see a bit of plastic (probably red) and a bar going through it. Push the plastic down and you can slide the bar out (there is a spring there, but if you are careful it will not going flying as it is not under that much pressure). You should now be able to push the lock out of the cap (you might need to have it in the unlock position with all the remains of the key in place, cannot remember off the top of my head).

Take the chrome bit of trim off the top of the lock (makes things easier). Now what you need is an assortment of fine pins and some sharp tweezers. There is a small hole on the side of the lock towards the bottom and you should be able to see the end of the key. Now spend ages gently manoevring the remains of the key out. You might have to manipulate the pins on the lock a bit to allow the key to slide up (there are half a dozen sprung pins which will be smooth on the outside of the lock when the right key is in place).

In the words of the Haynes manual, assembly is the reverse of disassembly.

All in this took 45 minutes on Shauns bike.

Hope this helps.

All the best

Keith
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