[alfa] Re: keyrings

[Paul Bayly <thebaylys@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I had an issue with a new key jammed in an Alfetta ign lock about 14 years
ago.  The locksmith (who turned out to be a car nut) commented that original
Alfa keys rarely wore out, but that they were of exceptional quality and
hardness and usually wore out the lock pins first.  He reminded me to only
have the essentials on the keyring.  He also commented that he charged extra
to cut an original Alfa key blank as they would effectively destroy, or at
least significantly shorten the useful life, of a key grinding wheel.

As luck would have it I found a new set of carefully hidden car keys wired
under the car a week after I paid the locksmith his $100.00 roadside callout
fee to cut me a new 'soft' key !

Beatle
Oz
----- Original Message -----
From: "C M Smith" <cmsmith@domain.elided>
To: <alfa@domain.elided>
Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 1:13 PM
Subject: [alfa] Shifter wear and keyrings


> By resting one's hand on the shift lever you risk pressing the shifter
fork
> against the shifter ring causing unnecessary wear on a component that is
> commonly engaged only for short time periods.
>
> As for key rings damaging ignition locks this is not an old wives (or
> mechanics) tale as far as Alfa's are concerned. The local Alfa dealer here
> would deliver a car without filing the key ring eye out of the ignition
> keys so you could not hang anything from it.
>
> Key rings I've never understood. Why risk losing all of your keys
> simultaneously? Carry your keys separately in the same pocket then it's
not
> an issue. Why have more than one key per item? All locks on an item should
> be keyed alike. Still, I have to re train my wife and daughters every now
> and again, still working on the first ignition lock in my 164. The second
> on my 86 SAAB 9000T, even with nothing hanging off the ignition key.
> 250,000 km can wear out an ignition lock.
>
> Cheers
>
> Michael
>
> Michael Smith
> White 1991 164L
> Original owner
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