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<DIV>Here is the answer to my own question.</DIV>
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<DIV>Well I had the blow-lamp for another project I decided to apply some heat
to the steel bit and give it a tap. It tapped out and once everything had
cooled down and I sanded off the rust found it will move freely. So, the
handle is now just a bare handle and can go to the chromers. Also looking
at the underside of the round base section it's clear that the steel piece does
have to move back and forth and my handle it was seized. Final note (for
the list archive) - the handle is made of a soft, grey metal (mazak?) that has a
relatively low melting point as I managed to produce a small droplet of
liquid metal at one point. </DIV>
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<DIV>Regards</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Daniel</DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 15/05/2017 21:42:09 GMT Daylight Time,
WeslakeMonza1330@aol.com writes:</DIV>
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<DIV>Hi list,</DIV>
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<DIV>Remember the boot handle search a while ago? Having found one I
fitted it to the boot lid with the 'mule' spoiler that the body shop used as a
pattern for the aluminium skin and spoiler on the new heritage boot
frame. Now that I have the lid back the plan is to have the boot handle
re-chromed and since I'm having it re-chromed drill it, not so much for a
weight saving, or to match the handbrake lever, but simply because I like
nicely drilled stuff. The handle came with a lock and no keys and so I
drilled the lock body out (after tapping out 2 roll pin type securing
pins). However, the steel square section remains in the handle and so I
have some questions I need answering before sending it to the chromers:</DIV>
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<DIV> Am I right in thinking that I don't need to try
and remove the square steel section</DIV>
<DIV> for any reason whatsover?</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> If I had a spare boot lock barrel (I ought to
have one) it is the way the lock barrel </DIV>
<DIV> works that allows or prevents the handle from
rotating/locking and moving the </DIV>
<DIV> handle?</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> OR those two steel bits I see are in fact
seized and should be free to move in and</DIV>
<DIV> out of the handle shaft and it's them that
provide the locking action?</DIV>
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<DIV>Thanks</DIV>
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<DIV>Daniel</DIV></FONT></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>