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Originally Posted by vwnate1
"Still it has kept my locks working since the 1970s."
No, it hasn't ~ you posted a graphic thread of just how the lack of lubrication slowly grinds a lock cylinder & parts to death....
I took training to learn how to do things properly , growing up in cold & wet New England meant lots of stiff / dead / worn out locks, Auto, Home, every where .
Decades ago was a product called "Lock Ease", graphite in a liquid base, the base evaporated leaving nice slippery graphite to properly lubricate the locks as all lock manufactures recommended . it came in small blue metal cans and was cheap .
Chrysler & Jeep Dealers sell "heat riser solvent" in aerosol cans, it's wonderful stuff, being graphite mixed with a thin carrying fluid that rapidly evaporates after use leaving dry graphite behind . the can is stubby like a shaving cream can and has a plastic snorkel glued into the nozzle so it's always there and you can't help but spray deeply into the lock cylinder where it's needed .
A few times I've been far from home and encountered a sticky / frozen up lock cylinder, off to the Jeep Dealer I go where once in a while a lazy ass Parts Guy claims to not know what I'm asking for, I then go to the Service Dept. and grab a can off a mechanic's cart, if they still refuse to sell it I just use a quick spray to get things working properly again .
MOPAR PART # 04318039AB .
Every Fall I go 'round every lock in my home and spray some in to keep them working fine and easily, it's *very* good stuff .
Graphite doesn't clump up and cause problems, period .
I wonder if PTFE lubricants might also work ? .
The instruction to 'turn the steering wheel 90 degrees' is also a red herring, all one needs to do is move the wheel *just* enough to take the load off the locking pin before trying to twist the key ~ the key should never, EVER be forced unless you want to learn how to change the lock cylinder or wait for the tow truck .
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You are welcome to your opinion.
In the thread I posted within this thread the the ears of the tumbler broke off after 33 years of use and 10 years of me owning it and using WD-40 in it. That was the only time the tumber it self failed in the 10 years I owned it. After 33 years of use there is no indication that the tumbler failure was premature.
Keep in mind when we buy used Cars we have no idea how the past owners treated the Car.
In a lock shop the Locksmith was on the phone and he was telling someone that what causes the Tumblers in cars to go bad was hanging a large wad of keys off of the Key that goes in said tumbler.
There is nothing in WD-40 that clumps up.