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RoverP480 · 5th November 2019, 08:43

I would take the lock barrel out & give it a good wash & blow out with an airline, that what I did with mine . I found it better just dry and clean. I seem to remember one needed to take off the cowling, prise off the transponder coil , and the barrel will come out with the key in the first position using a straightened paper clip pushed down the small hole at the edge of the barrel which then releases it.
On another 75 I had a new barrel supplied through XPart coded from the vehicle VIN to the existing key, so I didn't end up with a mismatched set of keys.

5th November 2019, 08:43	#9
RoverP480 Gets stuck in None at the moment Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Hereford Posts: 501 Thanks: 1 Thanked 165 Times in 146 Posts	I would take the lock barrel out & give it a good wash & blow out with an airline, that what I did with mine . I found it better just dry and clean. I seem to remember one needed to take off the cowling, prise off the transponder coil , and the barrel will come out with the key in the first position using a straightened paper clip pushed down the small hole at the edge of the barrel which then releases it. On another 75 I had a new barrel supplied through XPart coded from the vehicle VIN to the existing key, so I didn't end up with a mismatched set of keys. Last edited by RoverP480; 10th January 2020 at 07:37..