A second plastic washer is positioned between the end of the shaft and the end wheel. The hole in the center of the end wheel is smaller and rectangular-shaped with rounded corners to slide over the spline shaft of the dial. The face of the second plastic washer should line up with the end of the shaft. There is a plastic washer between the middle wheel and the end wheel. Between the first wheel and the middle wheel is a plastic washer that provides the necessary distance for the fly from the middle wheel to contact the fly from the first wheel. This wheel and the middle wheel are round and have fixed position flies (one on each side of the wheel).
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A series of wave washers, washers, and a Tru-arc ring position the stopping point for the first wheel. The combination lock wheels are attached to a shaft on the inside of the door. The handle can be turned, retracting the boltwork, permitting the door to be opened. The fence, which is directly attached to the boltwork, can enter the gateways providing a large enough opening to retract the bolts. Once dialed to the opening combination, the three wheels' gateways align. It is stopped against the outside edge of the oversized wheel that has false notches along the outer edge. When the operating combination has not been dialed, turning the handle will not allow the boltwork to retract. The three wheels control the movement of the boltwork. The Sentry 5560 Fire-Safe is equipped with a simple, three-wheel combination lock mechanism. After installing and adjusting each of the two bottom bolts, the safe was ready for a new combination. The same direction of adjustment was necessary for this bolt to extend. After a few adjustments, the handle would smoothly lock the bolt in place. Adjustment was needed to angle the bolt towards the body of the safe. The door was closed and the attempt made to extend the bolt. The boltwork and the bolts were lubricated with white lithium grease. They would be installed individually, making the necessary adjustments one at a time. Once the links were removed, they were the same length. The four links were numbered and removed from the safe door. Turning the handle counterclockwise extends the bolts out of the door. Turning the handle clockwise when the safe is dialed open retracts the bolts into the body of the door. The handle is connected to an elliptically attached disc, which is linked to the two discs that operate the links. The lower two are controlled by the lower disc.
The upper two links are controlled by the upper disc. The boltwork is comprised of four links with welded bolt tips that are attached to two rotating discs located along the middle of the safe door. The dial was removed and the spindle was cleaned and lubricated. To prevent an accidental lockout, the combination lock wheels were removed. Since the safe door could not be locked with the door closed, the wheels of the combination lock were trapped. The links with welded bolts were bent, not allowing them to be extended into the safe body. To gain access to the boltwork and the combination lock, the screws and the cover were removed from the inside of the door. However, when the door was closed, the boltwork could not be extended. The handle would extend the bolts with the door open. It appeared the combination had been dialed, and the boltwork was still retracted. Examining the exterior, the space between the door and the body of the safe was about even on the top and the swing side of the door. There was no rust on the exterior or the interior of the safe, and it was clean. He figured the safe would provide security for interim needs.
He did not care as he kept most of his papers in a safe deposit box anyway. I explained that fire safes have a limited warranty life expectancy, and the Model 5560 is out-of-date and no longer an active part number for Sentry. He was so excited as he spoke, telling me the safe was open, so repairs could be even faster as there was no "additional" time needed to open it. A friend obtained a Sentry ® 5560 Fire-Safe ® at a "bargain price," figuring that I could make the minor repairs and he would have a safe.