Frozen door locks
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From: Hartsdale, NY
Frozen door locks my door locks were frozen today. I took the door key and heated it with a heat gun for 45 seconds and inserted it into the lock and let it "cook" for 1 minute and the door opened.
Question:
Is there anything you can apply to locks to prevent freezing? Does silicone spray work?
Thx...
Question:
Is there anything you can apply to locks to prevent freezing? Does silicone spray work?
Thx...
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Verdad Gallardo Thread Starter
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Joined: Aug 2002
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From: Hartsdale, NY
my remote battery in the keypad went dead a 10 years ago and I never replaced it. So the remote will "open" a car door that has a frozen lock?
thx....
...my new honda has only one key entry on the driver side and you cannot open the trunk or passenger side doors by any other means....the design blows.
thx....
...my new honda has only one key entry on the driver side and you cannot open the trunk or passenger side doors by any other means....the design blows.
Yea - the electronic mechanism is separate from the key release. I was wondering how your lock froze up. There is a little door on the cylinder that keeps moisture out - but if you are actually using the lock, that door may be wearing out a bit!
Time to get a battery for the remote. Nothing short of a new lock cylinder will keep it from freezing up again. Lubricants will protect the metal parts in the lock, but it won't keep water from getting in and freezing.
Time to get a battery for the remote. Nothing short of a new lock cylinder will keep it from freezing up again. Lubricants will protect the metal parts in the lock, but it won't keep water from getting in and freezing.
Spray bottle (or equivalent) with windshield washer fluid, spray in cylinder flushing out the ice, moisture. Follow this with WD40 and this will work for months! Unless you go to a high pressure carwash etc. This works as preventative maintenance as well. Do it once in a while and no more problems - even on VERY worn cylinders.
