Replacing lock/dial mechanism on Sentry safe

I just aquired a new sentry safe. It was discarded because the lock/dial mechanism is bad. Is has been removed and discarded. Can this part be purchased and replaced? Is it worth the cost?

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sofasurfer
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the SENTRY brand lock and dial-NO.. I need one myself.. and Sentry dont/wont sell parts..

IF you got one of the bigger models, that have the S&G lock on it, yes..

--Shiva--

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me

If I supply the model# tomorrow can you tell me for sure? If the lock is not available from Sentry, can a generic be found?

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sofasurfer

if this is the 'fire safe' class..

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any on that page-no parts.. ditto here..
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in fact any 2 cu ft safe will not have parts available AFAIK..

this one.

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can get a lock for..

IF it says on the specs that it has a UL group II combination lock-you can get a lock..

SOME of teh gun safes have LeFeurber pushbutton lock- thats available..as is any that says S&G..

I got a Lowes real close to me has a big gun safe, $900 selling price that the company rep says they will trash it,.. its locked and they cant get it open..wish I could buy it.. drat.. but they will NOT sell..

--Shiva--

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me

Sentry will not sell parts. Not even to me, and I am an authorized service provider for them. The only thing they will send me is an entire door, provided it is a current production model. and that's (AFAIK) only for warrantee work.

Their logic is... for every safe they sell parts to repair, that's one less new safe they could sell. It is considered a disposable item.

Some of the newer ones (just some) have an S&G 6730 lock knock-off made by an off shore company - "Rench". The lock case has the same footprint as an S&G, but the mounting for the dial ring on the Sentrys with that lock is completely different from the S&G (or any other standard) dial ring. (Found that out the hard way on an opening once). I had to drill and tap new holes for the dial ring mounting screws when I replace the lock with an S&G 6730. I'm not sure if the dial (spindle) for the Rench lock is interchangeable with the S&G. Never tried. If so, lock replacement would be fairly easy. Just reuse the old dial, spindle, and dial ring. If not, it could be a real pain unless you know what you are doing as far as metal work.

Hope this answers your question.

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Bob DeWeese, CML, CJS

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