oh arse.

I don't have anywhere to put petrol in anymore.
Seems I've left it a bit too long between fillups and something sticky
has 'got' my filler cap lock.

It turns but JUST insufficiently for the key made of butter to get the
jaws to release the cap. I'd better get myself a kwak blank and get a
spare cut before I ruin this one.

I took a set of allen keys to it and persuaded it all off as an assembly
fiddled with it and stuck it back together. With no change to the end
result.

What do idiots do in these situations, except hop on the tube?

 

Fill it up with petrol while you've got it 'all off as an assembly'?

 

WD40? Have you lubed the lock as well as cleaning the cap when you
took the assembly off?

 

Ok, or something like it then.

 

But it can also work better as a penetrating oil, as the solvents will
tend to flush out old greasy crap that might be gumming up the works.
Once you've got it all nice and free you can use a better lubricating
oil, or just WD40 it once a year or so, which I've always found more
than sufficient.

 

your supposed to us a graphite powder in locks, so it dosent attract dust
and crap to gum them up in the first place, but i've not heard of anyone
actually using graphite powder, only telling others to use it

but a good dose of a de-greaser, then a tiny bit of light oil on the key
flag and work in in and out a few times, till next time,

 

Squirt the keyhole full of WD40, work the key around a few times, fill
again, leave overnight, repeat.
Then give up and use an anglegrinder.

 

I've tried. Couldn't even buy it.



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I use this all the time and it does work an absolute treat.

http://www.onlinegaragedoorspares.com/store/default.asp?cID=26462900&sID=26462901

 

There's a few people selling it on eBay.

 

Ta

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Silkopen has graphite in it.

 

WD40 did the trick for me recently, but vaseline seems like a nice
idea. I'll remember that.

 

So does this HB pencil, as it happens.

 

Top tip: When trying to straighten out a bent contact in your car
cigarette lighter socket, don't use a handy pencil. You will get
flames.

DAMHIK,IJD,OK

 

At this point I concede the argument.

 

Lets say I wanted to use this graphite stuff. How would I get the 40
years of accumulated shite out of the lock before graphiting it?
Or is this only ever of value for new locks and the intention of
actually maintaining things. I think I need to talk to Loz about my back
brake, it's a bit bi-stable....

I chucked a load of oil down the lock and got it open, rode to the local
petrol dispensary with a tank bag obscuring the 'not quite closed' flap,
filled up and resealed the whole affair for now.

 

This idiot got WD40 and Hog to release mine at last year's EOSM.
Got home and cleaned those threads out and gave them a good
polish.

ACF50 followed.

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WD40 is a lube.

 

Use the WD-40 to clean out everything, let it evaporate or use
compressed air to blow it out and then use the graphite.