Timeline for How to deal with lock that keeps jamming?
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| Jun 2, 2013 at 15:09 | comment | added | Benzo | Thin wet lube for bike chains also works well in a pinch to get the lock moving smooth. | |
| Apr 19, 2013 at 18:29 | comment | added | Daniel R Hicks | One alternative "degunker" is "lock de-icer" spray. This is generally an alcohol-like product with modest solvent properties, and it leaves no significant residue behind. | |
| Apr 19, 2013 at 18:28 | comment | added | Daniel R Hicks | @moshbear - The problem with TriFlow as a "degunker" is that it's "vehicle" is not a very good solvent. And there's also a slight danger that, if you use enough to fully "degunk" a badly gunked lock you could leave an excess of Teflon behind. But TriFlow is probably better than a lot of alternatives. | |
| Apr 19, 2013 at 11:33 | comment | added | moshbear | My experiences with using TriFlow to both de-gunk and re-oil the cylinder in a Kryptonite U-lock has been very positive. It'll take quite a few drops, but it works a lot better than WD-40. | |
| Mar 2, 2012 at 1:32 | comment | added | Daniel R Hicks | Well, a bike lock is a hair different from a standard lock, and I don't recommend WD40 as a lock lubricant, purely as a way to wash out whatever gunk may be clogging the mechanism. | |
| Mar 2, 2012 at 0:19 | comment | added | Ash Machine | Every locksmith I have ever met discourages using WD-40 in locks. It turns to gum. | |
| Feb 26, 2012 at 22:07 | history | answered | Daniel R Hicks | CC BY-SA 3.0 |