[diesel_mercedes] Sticky Key Lock

 



Now you should puff some graphite into it .

As Brian mentioned , once in a while the key lock cylinder will be *so* bad / dirty / gummed up you'll have to take it carefully apart and clean it , re lubricate with graphite grease then re assemble .

I always try to do this with a few extra junk yard locks at hand and I find I can swap out the old worn brass ' dogs ' to better match the key you have .

-Nate
        Stan  wrote :

On 10/29/2014 12:31 PM, bstromsoe@... [diesel_mercedes] wrote:
> I used the old graphite & oil routine for 3 or 4 years. Then something
> went haywire and I was finally forced to remove the door lock and soak
> it and clean it - life has never been the same since. That passenger
> lock has been amazingly easy to turn and twist. I think I put some
> photos up which are in the album Brian';s Door Lock Repair

When my ignition lock played up for the last time I took desperate
measures and flooded the cylinder with WD-40. Believe me, I know this
is not what you should do. The cylinder immediately worked and has
worked for months. I figured, what do I have to lose.

--
Stan George Portland <<

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