Tiny Federal spring latch lock

[bitbuster]

I bounced open an old Sentry floor chest container with a Federal , 2 wheeled lock, 1 driver. Rather than the spring latch 'pop' and the door just fall open, the entire back of the lock fell into the safe, almost as if it had been punched . Does anybody have a photo of a federal lock that shows the assembled guts to include the spring placements? I can't find the reference materials I had for this lock.

[bitbuster]

Photos of tiny Federal lock. This lock has 2 springs. the small 1 is at the bottom right attached to a post on the slide latch and big one next to it.The lever is 1" long and the hole change wheels are an 1 1/2" in diameter. I know the lever goes on the backside of the post where the small spring is but I don't know how it attaches to the spring. I've assembled these locks before but I'm stumped now.

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[Doogs]

Easiest way to deal with that lock would be to place all the parts in your left hand, walk over to the trashcan. lift lid with right hand and gently deposit parts into can, close lid, walk away.

See! Easy, peasy, done!

the long part rides on the back of the fence and the hooked part sets against the case, you can see the wear marks on the inside wall below the mounting hole.

[bitbuster]

i know where the parts go except for the spring alignments.

[Doogs]

i know where the parts go except for the spring alignments.

Sorry bro I misunderstood you. I didn't mean to sound condescending either but rereading my post I can see how it may of come across that way.

I'm still not sure what you mean though by alignment. I assumed you were having a problem figuring out where the lever/fence spring went. Looks like I'm not going to be much help here so i'll leave you with my apology and let someone more knowledgeable help out.

[bitbuster]

maybe the trashcan is the answer. i've done 2 of these locks before albeit a number of years ago. can't figure out the correct way to put the spring on the lever. the spring in question is to the left of the big spring in the photo, very hard to see. it may be a long shot but i'll ask a sentry tech if they know.