[V8] Anyone taken apart the trunk lock mechanism?

[John Bysinger]

GraphITE powder rather.

Doh!

john at bysinger.net

On Wed, Feb 24, 2016 at 2:09 PM, John Bysinger <doog at bysinger.net> wrote:

> After you clean it out (WD-40, etc), and it's had a chance to dry.  Give
> it a good dose of graphic powder inside the mechanism.  It's the ideal
> lubricant for the pins and internals of the cylinder, and doesn't freeze in
> cold weather.
>
> john at bysinger.net
>
> On Wed, Feb 24, 2016 at 12:04 PM, Dave Saad <dsaadme at me.com> wrote:
>
>> You might try hosing it down with wd-40. That might push out the gunk.
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> > On Feb 23, 2016, at 8:14 PM, Luis CaifanSC <caifansc at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > Hi everyone,
>> >
>> > I'm having issues with my trunk lock cylinder. The key would not go in
>> all
>> > the way (not even half way) so I removed the lock cylinder from the
>> trunk
>> > lid so I could fiddle with it. I was able to wiggle the key in further
>> and
>> > I can tell its just old gunky grease inside the cylinder. My intention
>> was
>> > to open it up and clean it from any other debris...but after removing
>> the
>> > backing plate in the cylinder I can't seem to separate the cylinder from
>> > housing. Was wondering if any of you gents have any experience taking
>> this
>> > apart?
>> >
>> > Thanks!
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