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Post by bigtony on Aug 6, 2008 19:55:46 GMT
Sorry to start another thread, but I have done something pretty stupid and can't work out how to sort it out.
I went to take the seat off my Divvy 600. I placed the key in, twisted, listened for the release and then took it off as normal.
I finished doing what I was doing and placed the seat back on the frame, but didn't twist the key lock back to it's original starting place!
The seat clicked into place, but because I didn't reset the key lock, I can't get it open again. Does anyone know how to remedy this annoying situation?
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Post by cam7777 on Aug 6, 2008 20:05:46 GMT
Get a big 'ammer'
Sorry, not much help i'm afraid
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Post by Doofer on Aug 6, 2008 20:21:53 GMT
Hi Tony,
The seat lock should return to its original position when the seat is replaced without you doing anything to it.
Sometimes the seats are a bit difficult to remove, sometimes it helps if you press down on the seat about where the seat catch is positioned as you turn the key.
Once you do manage to get the seat off I'd recommend lubing the cable and lock mechanisms to ensure they are all free moving to prevent further problems
Doof
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Post by bigtony on Aug 6, 2008 20:28:30 GMT
Unfortunately, I don't think that is the case. The lock is now in the two o clock position and won't move at all. When i twist it, it just clicks but does nothing else.
I think I may have buggered it!
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Post by beeblemaster on Aug 6, 2008 21:07:52 GMT
Sounds to me like you may not have actually closed it proper in the first place. Leave the key where it is and give the seat a good tug upwards from the back of it.
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Post by teejayexc on Aug 6, 2008 21:25:26 GMT
give it a good tug upwards from the back . Bet you say that to all the ladeez  |
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Post by HRHpenfold on Aug 6, 2008 22:33:09 GMT
give it a good tug upwards from the back . Bet you say that to all the ladeez He aint that fussy ;D |
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Post by bigtony on Aug 6, 2008 22:33:33 GMT
I've tried all manner of things. For Gods sake. This is pants
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Post by darren on Aug 6, 2008 23:01:52 GMT
try pulling the cable from the underside of the side plastics with a metal coat nager hooked at the end, might just do enough to free the latch
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Post by neilmud Lord Protector on Aug 7, 2008 8:29:19 GMT
a metal coat nager hooked at the end Is this some specialist tool I have never heard of?? Neil |
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Post by bigtony on Aug 7, 2008 9:58:43 GMT
I'll give it a go. Cheers
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Post by bigtony on Aug 7, 2008 10:45:15 GMT
I know it is a big ask, but can anyone post me up a picture of the under the seat area, so I can see what I'm trying to aim for with my coat hanger?
Cheers
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Post by darren on Aug 7, 2008 14:11:09 GMT
a metal coat nager hooked at the end Is this some specialist tool I have never heard of?? Neil I have no idea where that spelling came from, sometime i look at the keyboard sometimes i dont but to get nager for hanger is a total booboo  |
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Post by darren on Aug 7, 2008 14:11:59 GMT
I know it is a big ask, but can anyone post me up a picture of the under the seat area, so I can see what I'm trying to aim for with my coat hanger? Cheers I shall see if camera is charged and have a looksie in an hour or so |
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Post by darren on Aug 7, 2008 16:23:03 GMT
camera flat, so not the best picture with phone, the red arrow is the seat brace where the lock is in the centre of the brace, the cable goes from under there to the seat lock barrel, where the white dotted line is, gives you a guide as to where from under the side panel you could guide a coat hanger, if you look under the side panel andjust behind the frame you will probably see the cable, if you hook it and tug it (ooeerr missus) it may free it sorry, best I can do with phone cam in the dark shed  |
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Post by bigtony on Aug 7, 2008 19:32:59 GMT
Thanks for your help Darren, I really appreciate it. I can't really tell what is going on in the photo, but I will have another butchers tomorrow and let you know.
Cheers again
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Post by neilmud Lord Protector on Aug 7, 2008 19:52:25 GMT
Dont forget your coat nager
Neil
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Post by darren on Aug 7, 2008 23:10:21 GMT
Dont forget your coat nager Neil   |
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Post by darren on Aug 7, 2008 23:11:37 GMT
Thanks for your help Darren, I really appreciate it. I can't really tell what is going on in the photo, but I will have another butchers tomorrow and let you know. Cheers again camera batteries should be charged by then, so I will take a better pic if you havent sorted it in the meantime |
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Post by biblebasher on Aug 22, 2008 22:37:32 GMT
happened to me on my old suzuki. wd40 everything, leave for a while and whack the seat really hard roughly where the loop is. may not work but it did for me!
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Post by sandman34 on Aug 25, 2008 10:50:36 GMT
hi my name is will i have got a Divvy 600 but the Front fook seals have gone so i need to get some new ones but is this some thing that i can replace like take the old ones off and put the new ones on or is it some thing that i am going to need to take to the shop to get fitted all so i have just found out that the Petrel in my tank has water in it as well but i have tried to start it becasue i did not know it was there has this done some thing to the bike or can i just clean it out and start again
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Post by darren on Aug 26, 2008 0:02:51 GMT
hi my name is will i have got a Divvy 600 but the Front fook seals have gone so i need to get some new ones but is this some thing that i can replace like take the old ones off and put the new ones on or is it some thing that i am going to need to take to the shop to get fitted all so i have just found out that the Petrel in my tank has water in it as well but i have tried to start it becasue i did not know it was there has this done some thing to the bike or can i just clean it out and start again better off starting a new thread mate, you will attract more attention to the given problems it all depends whether or not you feel you are capable, we all have to start somewhere, there is a thread on how to do fork seals, as for the tank you could do one of two things, first get a manual, then take the tank off and remaove the petcock(tap) and drain it, or find someone that has a wet and dry vaccum and tell them you have had a flood in the kitchen, drain the excess fuel out of the petcock, then attach a tube (hose) to the wet and dry with some gafa tape and suck it oot, make sure you get some lemon cleaner and suck that through afterwards so the person you loaned it off doesnt smell the petrol ;D (I'm not kidding, I done it) |
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Post by bostonboy on Aug 26, 2008 6:51:00 GMT
righyt i had this problem tools needed wd40 hammer lots of brute force and persistance nothing else other then oil the lock and tap with hammer then insert key and wiggle around (and i do mean the key not ya backside while doing it  ) cheers dan |
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Post by CD on Aug 26, 2008 10:01:01 GMT
But dont force the key brass is quite brittle and it's quite easy to snap off the key in the lock. Then you'd have to drill out the lock, but I guess that would at least solve the issue of keys lost under seat.  |
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Post by dave on Apr 17, 2011 21:50:36 GMT
hi fella i had same prob on my 92 divvy try an get behind with a coat hanger if not can you get to undo the lock mounting bolts an undo the lock free the seat that way if you kill the lock i got a cheap spare in my garage dave
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Post by stevie16v on Apr 17, 2011 22:00:42 GMT
Dave, I hope he's had it sorted by now....The thread is 2 1/2 years old lol
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