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Default How to keep locks from getting frozen?

kenji wrote:

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"Ron T." wrote:

One good application, and the lock is good for the rest of the winter.


speaking of locks, there was some slight drama in my alley last night. Guy
dumped a stolen car in my alley and got into another stolen vehicle to get away
from someone chasing him. He leaves the first stolen vehicle running. I called
police and when they show up they show me how he got it started.

you take a screwdriver thingie that's knurled like a drill bit and jam it into
the keyslot of the ignition. Once it's jammed in there you hit it with a hammer
then take a visegrips get ahold of the jammed driver and pull the guts of the
keyslot out of the steering wheel. You then short the wire leads to start the
car. Cop reenacted it for me which was cool.


I've seen it done with a slide-hammer.

trent