"Fredxx" wrote in message
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On 31/07/2018 07:16, Rod Speed wrote:


"Brian Reay" wrote in message
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On 29/07/2018 23:59, Rod Speed wrote:


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On Sunday, 29 July 2018 22:22:18 UTC+1, ganga wrote:
"JoeJoe" wrote in message
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Garden shed padlock is refusing to badge.

It is (or at least looks like) one of these:
https://www.masterlock.eu/home-personal/product/170EURD

Had it for 10+ years, giving it a quirt of WD40 every couple of
years.

In the last couple of months it was a bit tricky to open - had to
pull/push key in/out slightly until it would turn.

Today it would not turn at all - key goes in, and nothing more. I
tried
the other two keys we have, but still nothing.

Not too bothered about replacing it, but Before I get hold of the
neighbour's bolt cutters, is there anything else I can try?

You should have used powdered graphite, not WD40.

Works a treat on the padlock I lock the trailer up with.

for an outdoor lock oil is better,

Nope, that is an outdoor lock.

it stops the innards rusting up.

They dont rust with a decent padlock and oil collects dirt.


Try some 'Plus Gas' - a releasing oil, in the key hole

Thats not a good idea, it then attracts dirt which make the lock worse.
Powdered graphite works much better in the lock.

For a lock that the OP intends to reuse I might agree with you. In this
case it is probably rust or other oxide that is preventing the lock from
opening.

I found it was actually the pins not moving freely in the padlock I use
to lock the trailer to the house to stop it being stolen and with the
front door patio door lock. Powdered graphite worked a treat with both.

Some form of penetrating oil is going to be far more effective at freeing
up the lock than graphite.

Only if the problem is that the hasp isnt free to move in the padlock.

Easy to tell which is the problem too. If the problem is with the pins
in the lock, the key wont go into the lock freely and it wont be possible
to turn the key to unlock the lock. If the problem is with the hasp, the
key will work as usual but the hasp wont spring out of the padlock
when the key is turned.