Frozen door lock fix

[maddmark1981]

. Drivers side door is freezing up and I can't get truck unlocked... What should I do?

 

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[RF600]

I assume the cylinder is not working? If so take the cylinder out and attempt to clean it. If it is frozen you will have to get a new one and have it keyed to your current key.

 

Until then crawl through the passenger side.

[maddmark1981]

It works fine when its mild but once it freezes up its impossible

 

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[Precise1]

Take it out, clean it and then lubricate it with dry graphite powder.

Either that or just have your polar bear pee on it to free it up as needed...

 

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[Slartibartfast]

I would recommend something other than graphite for the door lock. I blew some into the driver's lock on my '95 and I think it got into the contacts for the electric locking, because that system went from occasionally glitchy to full-blown psychotic immediately afterwards. It did free up the lock, but it wasn't frozen from moisture, it was stuck from years of dust.

[ahardb0dy]

second on not using graphite, use pure silicone spray, WD40 came out with one has a green label on the can.

 

If flock freezes, you can try heating the key with a lighter