DIYbanter - View Single Post - OT -- car door locks need lubrication

Stormin Mormon[_10_]

On 11/9/2014 5:56 PM, wrote:
On Sun, 09 Nov 2014 14:32:29 -0700, rbowman
wrote:

notbob wrote:

Howzabout you morons buying a can of graphite suspended in a solvent.
Napa auto stores carries 'em. Douche yer locks with the
graphite/solvent, then wait for the solvent to evaporate. No more
frozen locks. And yes, it gets cold, here. I've seen my locks work
fine at 30 deg F below zero. That's 50 deg F below freezing.

Sorry, when the lock mechanism fills with water and it freezes, the lock
doesn't work. It's raining now and will freeze tonight. I bet when I go out
to the shed in a few minutes and pop the cap off the Ace 'weatherproof' lock
water will run out. Graphite, Tru-Flow, BreakFree, WD-40, doesn''t make a
difference.

Stormin Mormon wrote a minute ago:
I've seen folks who cut part of inner tube,
and make a flap that covers the entire lock.
Bet you've done that?

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Clare typed:
Chunk of innertube over the lock to
keep water off of it does work,
though.

Stormy quoted:
"now that you have read everything before
doing any thing...."

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