[s-cars] Re: Twisted Key - Ignition sticky??

[Daniel Hussey]

Hey yea, Sail-Kote is some amazing stuff.  Can get it at your local West
Marine (if you have one)...  Boats, especially the sailing type are the norm
in Seattle, so it's readily available, but  Ian is right.  This is some
impressive stuff and doesn't leave any greasy residue.  it's a dry lubricant
initially designed for pulleys on sailboats.

I second this as a usefull addition to anyone's garage.  Perfect for this
sort of solution.

Later,
Dan
'95 S6 Avant (gone but not forgotten)
'89 944 S2 (new toy)
Seattle, WA

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ian Duff" <iduff at rcn.com>
To: "'William Noland'" <wenoland at pacbell.net>; <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Cc: <tr0910 at softhome.net>
Sent: Friday, September 05, 2003 6:38 AM
Subject: RE: [s-cars] Re: Twisted Key - Ignition sticky??


> Another option for dry lube is McLube SailKote
> www.mclube.com/frames/sailkote/index.html, used on boats where wet stuff
> like WD-40 gums up the works. It sprays on wet, then the carrier
evaporates,
> leaving a dry film.
> -Ian Duff.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: s-car-list-admin at audifans.com [mailto:s-car-list-admin at audifans.com]
> On Behalf Of William Noland
> Sent: Friday, 05 September, 2003 8:59 AM
> To: s-car-list at audifans.com
> Cc: tr0910 at softhome.net
> Subject: [s-cars] Re: Twisted Key - Ignition sticky??
>
>
> Get a tube of graphite powder (lock lubricant) from your local hardware.
The
> lock on my 94 is fussy from time to time and the graphite will keep it
lubed
> for a while. WD-40 and oils will tend to gum up over time.
>
> Bill N
>
> >My 93 S4 has an ignition that takes some force to turn the key.  Using
> >the stock keys with the IR fob, you can get enough leverage, but I
> >don't want that huge key in my pocket, so I went and had a key cut.
> >Its difficult to turn this key in the ignition.  So difficult in fact
> >that the newly cut key has been twisted by the force required.  The
> >stock keys must be made of stronger stuff as there is no sign of them
> >being twisted.
> >
> >I was considering squirting some WD-40 into the ignition.  Would it
> >help? Or would it do damage?
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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