Yale 101-1/2 comb lock

[Doug MacQueen]

Here are the 3 outer wheels and the spacer blocks that hold the outer wheels in alignment. The spacer blocks lock into the cage so they stay in position. There is a rim at the bottom of the cage and the cap on top holds everything together. Move the cage and the outer wheels go with it.

[Texaschilli]

24 March 2017

I enjoyed this post on the Yale lock. I have this on my Ely Norris. I have not attempted to change the combination. Both dial are set on 50. How difficult or risky is it?

Also, have you seen the monster Corliss for sale on Ebay?

Texaschilli

[Texaschilli]

12 October 2017

Mr. MacQueen,

I would like to ask for your assistance. I removed the Yale Y361 time lock from my Eli Norris cannonball for safekeeping while it was sanded and painted. That turned into a disaster, and the person kept my safe over 540 days then blasted it with no prep.

The timelock worked perfectly before I pulled it out. Now the spring motor will not retract the locking bolts. Is there a trick to putting the timelock back in like prewinding the spring or something to create tension?

My winding disc only turns about a quarter turn before engaging the locking pawls of the clocks and there is not enough energy stored in the spring to retract the bolts when the clocks time out. The bolts retract about a third of the way and hang.

Thanks for any insight,

Jody Sims