RE: key breaking [Lube Job!]

[Brett P VanSprewenburg <brettv@rocketmail.com>]

---Chris Coracini <Coracin@usdl.com> wrote:
>
> >
> >Tonight I snapped my car key. Lately when it gets cold out it becomes
> >really hard to turn the key. The other door doesn't seem to have this
> >problem. Does anyone else have this problem. BTW I have power door locks.
> >And it looks like the PO had a partial break in. Their seems to be a small
> >hole underneath the door handle. 
> >	I used to have an 86 w/o power locks and i don't remember it being
> >this bad before.
> >
> >Any suggestions?
> 
> WD-40.  i have power locks and mine are the same way.  sometimes after
> it rained it used to be very stiff.  i just gave a quick spray in the
> slot where the key goes, and carefully let a little seep in between the
> outside of the lock cylinder and the door handle (don't spray it here,
> you'll get it on your paint and leave spots).  then just turned side to
> side a few times, it freed up reel good...
> 
> chris
> >86 16V scirocco


OK, I'll clue you guys into another 'secret'...

Lube your locks and door latch mechanisms with Automatic Transmission Fluid.
Go ahead, call me crazy. BUT it works like your wouldn't believe.  Try it,
you'll never use anything else again.

==Brett

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