Dunno if this has been mentioned here, but you cannot use a brass key in the ignition, it will leave particles in the lock and cause the jam. Our car came with one factory key and one soft one. The brass one started sticking, so we threw it away, washed the tumblers with heavy duty silicon lubricant, and still have our fingers crossed a year later. Someone mentioned a graphite lubricant that had good results.
--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, Trish Dougherty <purrfectharmonyfarm@...> wrote:
>
> OK. But WHY do they lock up? Is there any warning?
>
> On Thu, Oct 20, 2011 at 10:06 AM, Nate Rector <tccservice111@...>wrote:
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> >
> > Go to Mercedes Source and order a new tumbler,or used ignition lock.Parts
> > come with instructions.
> >
> > *From:* Trish Dougherty <purrfectharmonyfarm@...>
> > *To:* diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
> > *Sent:* Thursday, October 20, 2011 11:01 AM
> > *Subject:* [diesel_mercedes] Ignition switch locking up?
> >
> >
> > I recall reading on here a couple of times that the ignition switch or
> > something of that nature has a habit of locking up?
> >
> > Please explain.
> >
> > I don't want to get stuck somewhere at O'dark thirty not able to get home.
> > Since I work in catering, most of my shifts end around midnight and I'm
> > usually at least an hour from home.
> >
> > I'm pushing the limit with Kevin my "mechanic" husband as he's pulling the
> > motor/trans out to replace that for me. I can't have anything else go out
> > on me for a while...or I have to be able to fix it myself...like when I got
> > towed home that day and didn't tell him until he called a few hours later to
> > see how the car was running. :) I'm not totally incapable of taking care of
> > myself. Geez.
> >
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> --
> Trish Dougherty
> PurrFect Harmony Farm
> Ennis, TX
> http:/purrfectharmonyfarm.intuitwebsites.com
>
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