Steve, Mine is kind of erratic on the rear hatch lock also. All the other locks on the van work fine. It often takes a lot of wiggling, moving the key a little bit less than all the way in, etc. Once it's in the right place, it turns easily. What is the proper way to clean and lubricate the lock cylinder? Thanks, Edward At 09:40 PM 12/23/2010, Steve Sandlin wrote: >In most cases, a new correctly cut key (NOT a duplicate of one of >yur other keys) will solve that problem. It may also require >cleaning and lubrication. This is a common occurrence with keys >that are 5-10 ngenerations old, combined with crusty locks. We can >handle the key and cleaning/lubricationg or you can do the cleaning >yourself. Do NOT use WD40 or graphite. >Steve Sandlin, >Steve's Lock Shoppe >84 Wolfsburg Westy Subaru >79 bus >74 412 wagon >00 New Beetle >License # B12682 |
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