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Posted by: Elliot Cannon Jul 2 2011, 07:22 PM

I got tired of not being able to lock the car with the key without worrying I'd break off the key in the lock. Cleaned it up and lubed it and now it locks and un-locks "like butta". Does anyone actually use carb cleaner to clean carbs with? I'll do the other side tomorrow.


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Posted by: RFoulds Jul 2 2011, 11:14 PM

Geez, that was a mess. how did it get that bad??? What is the source of the gunk??

Love carb cleaner. that and mineral spirits and can pretty much clean anything.

Posted by: reharvey Jul 3 2011, 05:33 AM

Looks like some sort of undercoating. I had this time problem with two of my cars that were Zebarted when new. Had to remove the latch and soak it in solvent overnight to get all of it off. Ray

Posted by: pete000 Jul 3 2011, 09:31 PM

I just went through this on mine, nice to have working door locks!

Mine was so gunky the previous owner snapped off the square cam in the lock cyliner !

Fixed that too.

Posted by: hartpenn Sep 19 2012, 11:52 PM

Thanks so much for the post. Was able to get to the root of my sticky door lock with this post. Before it took brute strength just to lift the door lock from the inside, forget about the key lock. I used the suggested carb cleaner and now both inside door and key lock work like a champ. 914world really rocks!!!

Posted by: 76-914 Sep 20 2012, 09:31 AM

What the Hell is a "dey"? And is it pronounced "dee" or "day"?

Posted by: Elliot Cannon Sep 20 2012, 11:46 AM

The "dey" is used to unlock the "koor" ya dope.

Posted by: 76-914 Sep 20 2012, 11:49 AM

Good one.