[V8] Anyone taken apart the trunk lock mechanism?

[Scott Justusson]

 No to graphite powder please!  As a Certified Registered Locksmith, in my opinion/experience the only choices would be white lithium grease or silicone spray for any/all lock cylinders.  Debate amongst the pros on which of these two are better, silicone tends to last a little longer before cleaning, but white lithium protects from the elements for outdoor/automotive locks better IMO/E.  I use white lithium spray on all my audi locks.

Sounds to me like the OP has a stuck tumbler.  The best procedure would be to spray or soak the whole assembly in WD40 until the key will go in all the way (unstick the tumbler).  Then spray with a cleaner (brake cleaner works well).  Then use either silicone spray or white lithium grease spray (only!) through the keyway and work the key in and out until the tumblers are well lubed.

There is no need to disassemble the cylinder to fix, unless a tumbler and/or tumbler spring is actually broken.  If it is, I'm sure I have a spare in my possession.
HTH and my .02

Scott J, 
Certified Registered Locksmith
92 v8

 

-----Original Message-----
From: John Bysinger <doog at bysinger.net>
To: John Bysinger <john at bysinger.net>
Cc: V8List Fans <V8 at audifans.com>
Sent: Wed, Feb 24, 2016 5:10 pm
Subject: Re: [V8] Anyone taken apart the trunk lock mechanism?

GraphITE powder rather.Doh!john at bysinger.netOn 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!>>