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Old 12-07-2011, 10:41 AM
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Key won't go all the way in, 80 300d

Searched but could not find any info. 1980 300d, tried to lock the car last night and I could not get the key to go all the way in. Now we did just have a cold spell, so it could just be frozen. But the key has always gone in kind of rough. Is this a common issue and if so what is the proper route to correct?

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Old 12-07-2011, 10:44 AM
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take cigarette lighter to the key, and see if it goes in better...

if not, get some brake cleaner and clean out the tumbler, then spray some wd-40 in there, and let it soak a bit, then clean THAT out with more brake cleaner...
see if it works better that way.

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