Frozen Lock?

[gort]

Hi Guys.

 

These last few mornings, I've had the problem of the drivers side lock playing up,

it opens OK using the fob, but when I get in and shut the door it won't stay shut, and the catch seems to be frozen, I've discovered by using the button on the inside door it eventually locks, but not before the lock goes mad by trying to lock&unlock, and then I find I can't get out!, so I have to clamber over the gear stick and get out of the passenger side, this is so annoying

 

is there a remedy to this?.

 

Thanks in advance.

[Goldcrest Four]

A carefully targeted squirt of WD40 works wonders. (Assuming that you haven't already tried it). Good Luck,

[choptop]

P*ss on it before you get in if all else fails .......................sorry couldn't resist it

[LRF4N]

Happened to me mate when I had my zed. Very frustrating isn't it?

 

I had a mechanic take the door card off to check it he said the lubricant had dried out in the locking mechanism. They dismantled it, lubricated it and reassembled and it was fine since

 

Heard of it a few times on here

[gort]

thanks for the replies,

I've squirted some WD40 into the key hole, and it's gonna be about -4% here tonight, so I hope that does the trick, I'll know tomorrow morning.

[Goldcrest Four]

It'll be interesting to hear how you get on Gort.

[DoogyRev]

-4 is that all

[gort]

-4 is that all

 

looking @ your signature, I detect from that you have some connection with Canada,i suppose that -4% is approaching a heat wave over there ,

but 2 winters back it did get down to -18% in my neck of the woods, and I did'nt have any problems with the doors&locks what so ever, so can't understand why I'm having problems now?

[Beavis]

I always use a bit of killfrost oil used in pneumatics circuits at work.

[4RE Leather]

P*ss on it before you get in if all else fails .......................sorry couldn't resist it

 

Were you in the Army by any chance?

[ioneabee]

I would think you need to squirt it into the lock mechanism, not the keyhole ?

[gort]

I would think you need to squirt it into the lock mechanism, not the keyhole ?

 

I was hoping it would get to the lock mechanism, via the keyhole?...maybe not.