How To Replace an Old Garage door Lock system

affiliated a actual anachronistic barn aperture locking arrangement with my house. There were cables absorbed to the lock, if I angry the handle a metal bond that wraps about a bowl would cull two pins out from beneath two stops and acquiesce the aperture to be opened. The springs in the pins wore out and they wouldn't appoint if I let go of the handle.. barn aperture backward open.I was clumsy to acquisition any locations anywhere because the affair was so old.

1) Removed old cable
2) Measured out space between center of handle and the middle of the pins
3) Got piece of metal stock 1x1/4
4) Lined up stock with existing holes in the pins marked holes on metal stock
5) Lined up stock with handle plate marked holes for both
6) Drilled holes in the metal stock
7) Drilled holes in handle plate.
8) Attached bolts into 4 holes Pin to stock, stock to handle plate, handle plate to stock and stock to pin
9) Door works like new

Cost:
1 free piece of metal -Craigslist ,
45 minutes of work
4 bolts and 4 nuts I had laying around