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02-26-2017, 07:35 PM
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2 Rivet Member 
1981 31' Excella II
Florence
, Alabama
Join Date: Sep 2016
Posts: 58
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Keeler lock alternative
Does anyone know if a KT lock cylinder (or any other alternative) can be modified to work in a Keeler handle? My handle mechanism works great but the key cylinder is shot, the key just spins. I've taken it a apart, cleaned it all up, but that didn't help.
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02-10-2018, 11:27 AM
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2 Rivet Member
nanaimo
, British Columbia
Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 42
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Quote:
Originally Posted by losfeliz
Does anyone know if a KT lock cylinder (or any other alternative) can be modified to work in a Keeler handle? My handle mechanism works great but the key cylinder is shot, the key just spins. I've taken it a apart, cleaned it all up, but that didn't help.
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Did you ever find a cylinder that works?
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02-10-2018, 11:34 AM
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Rivet Master 
1982 31' Airstream 310
champaign
, Illinois
Join Date: Oct 2012
Posts: 4,072
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our Keeler works fine but we use the deadbolt to lock the rig. Since parts are so scarce for the Keeler I don't want to rely on it should something break. I know of a few who do the same.
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02-10-2018, 03:55 PM
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2 Rivet Member
1966 20' Globetrotter
1966 20' Globetrotter
johnsoncity
, Tennessee
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 85
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Keebler lock
Vintage trailer supply may have what you need
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02-10-2018, 08:14 PM
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2 Rivet Member
nanaimo
, British Columbia
Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 42
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mayco
our Keeler works fine but we use the deadbolt to lock the rig. Since parts are so scarce for the Keeler I don't want to rely on it should something break. I know of a few who do the same.
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Unfortunately I don't have a deadbolt on the outside, just a leaver with a mercury switch on the inside for travel. The motorhome is registered as a 1980 I think the exterior deadbolts/handle came later.
I'm still on the hunt for a Keeler replacement lock cylinder or something that works. In disassembling my lock cylinder I found its actually a Bargman that someone has drilled a pin into to actuate the lock cam but the pin must not have been positioned correctly because from inside the motorhome I couldn't lock or unlock.
I should have know it was a Bargman because the key had a big B on it and those cylinders seem about as hard and expensive to find as the Keeler.
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02-10-2018, 08:18 PM
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2 Rivet Member
nanaimo
, British Columbia
Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 42
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Quote:
Originally Posted by donh1
Vintage trailer supply may have what you need
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They show as out of stock. I had heard someone bought up a big supply of cylinders and ended up slowly selling them on ebay at marked up prices.
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02-10-2018, 08:27 PM
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Dazed and Confused
Currently Looking...
1983 31' Airstream310
Hillsburgh
, Ontario
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 3,805
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mattpalmeris
They show as out of stock. I had heard someone bought up a big supply of cylinders and ended up slowly selling them on ebay at marked up prices.
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Yeah, they bought out the stock that Vintage had left and marked them up from $29.95 to $99.99 on Ebay......I offered $29.95. 
Cheers
Sidekick Tony
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02-10-2018, 08:28 PM
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Dazed and Confused
Currently Looking...
1983 31' Airstream310
Hillsburgh
, Ontario
Join Date: Sep 2012
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[QUOTE=mattpalmeris;2065262]
Sorry, double clicked; double post.
Cheers
Sidekick Tony
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Per Mare, Per Terram and may all your campaigns be successful.
“It’s a recession when your neighbor loses his job; it’s a depression when you lose your own.” "Harry S Truman"
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07-10-2019, 11:54 AM
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New Member
Hico
, Texas
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 3
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Did you ever find the Keeler lock cylinder??
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11-28-2020, 12:10 PM
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1 Rivet Member 
Fayetteville
, Arkansas
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 8
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anyone come up with replacement for Keeler lock? I have a mid 80s model and lock is broken and finding parts may be next to impossible
David Lewis
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11-28-2020, 12:46 PM
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Rivet Master 
1974 20' Argosy 20
Richmond
, Kentucky
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 9,116
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Quote:
Originally Posted by David Lewis
anyone come up with replacement for Keeler lock? I have a mid 80s model and lock is broken and finding parts may be next to impossible
David Lewis
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Unfortunately Keeler parts have turned into near unobtainium. Oddly enough these have shown up on ebay within the last few weeks. I have no idea who the sellers are but if you're looking for Keeler parts......
Keeler bolta and lock cylinder
Keeler latch assembly
Brad
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Air forums # 1674
1974 20' Argosy Motor Home
1975 24' Argosy Motor Home
1974 31' Excella trailer (parting out, as of 4/1/2015 I have wheels & windows left to sell)
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11-28-2020, 06:33 PM
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4 Rivet Member 
1997 25' Safari
1973 25' Tradewind
Greenville
, South Carolina
Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 384
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I have 4 or 5 Keeler locks if anybody is looking for one. You can reach me at r_whiten@hotmail.com
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