On Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:50:10 +0000, The Medway Handyman wrote:

Fitted a (genuine) Yale lock today. Instructions said;

To lubricate, use WD40 or similar!

Oh yes!

In black & white, from the people who invented the cylinder pin-tumbler
lock. Lubricate with WD40!

I fitted a new cylinder a few weeks ago.

I was given the same instructions.

I ignored them. I use powdered graphite.



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