Timeline for Trunk's lock gets frozen
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| Feb 18, 2020 at 17:19 | comment | added | Brian Knoblauch | Where I live we have lots of freezing rain, so this is a normal part of owning a car. Not uncommon to come out to your car after work to have frozen locks in the Winter. We carry small bottles of spray alcohol designed specifically to be inserted into the lock and remove the ice (it contains a lube in it as well). I also have a small battery operated pocket heater designed for inserting into locks, but really the alcohol bottles work better... | |
| Feb 17, 2020 at 8:27 | vote | accept | lpuerto | ||
| Feb 17, 2020 at 8:18 | answer | added | lpuerto | timeline score: 0 | |
| Feb 7, 2020 at 7:49 | comment | added | Caius Jard | Use a cigarette lighter to heat the metal part of the key and use the warm key to defrost the lock. If you suspect it is leaking water in, fix it- your lock has worked for years in the cold Finland environment and only recently gives trouble. Investigate the cause and rectify it, don't set about with half solutions like filling it with oil etc; they aren't working | |
| Feb 7, 2020 at 7:18 | answer | added | D. SM | timeline score: 0 | |
| Feb 5, 2020 at 20:54 | comment | added | Pᴀᴜʟsᴛᴇʀ2♦ | As much as people discount WD40, it is perfect for this situation because it displaces the water ... that is, once the lock is thawed. Not going to do much for that ... though alcohol might get it thawed, then a good WD40 treatment to follow to keep the water out. As far as completely fixing it, as others have said, replacement may be necessary. | |
| Feb 5, 2020 at 20:31 | comment | added | the_storyteller | @lpuerto, I've used a flat screwdriver. (I've also taken the inside panel out of the door and removed the entier lock mechanism, but it was for a completely mangled key door.) | |
| Feb 5, 2020 at 9:14 | history | edited | lpuerto | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Adding some info after discussing in the comments.
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| Feb 5, 2020 at 8:58 | comment | added | Solar Mike | You say you fill with oil - but oil floats on water so water can still be there... | |
| Feb 5, 2020 at 8:53 | comment | added | lpuerto | @SolarMike the same silicone spray you use for the rubber gaskets of on the doors? Better than oil or something else? | |
| Feb 5, 2020 at 8:10 | comment | added | Solar Mike | Best thing is in the summer to completely dry the lock and cover assembly, then treat with a suitable lubricant - I use a silicone spray on my locks... I'm in Switzerland so we have had -15 before... | |
| Feb 5, 2020 at 7:54 | comment | added | lpuerto | @Moab I would rather not… Probably the only thing it needs is cleaning. | |
| Feb 5, 2020 at 7:54 | comment | added | lpuerto | @the_storyteller how did you unbend it? with a small metal piece of something? perhaps with a clip. it looks to me that the problem is there is some greasy debris around it that it's keeping it from close. | |
| Feb 4, 2020 at 20:38 | comment | added | Moab | You might have to replace the lock cylinder. | |
| Feb 4, 2020 at 20:36 | comment | added | the_storyteller | I've fixed the key door by un-bending the very thin metal shroud over it, which causes it to get stuck open when it's dented/bent in. Also, historically graphite powder is used as lock and key lubricant. | |
| Feb 4, 2020 at 20:03 | history | asked | lpuerto | CC BY-SA 4.0 |