On Sun, 15 Jun 1997, Paul Hunt wrote:
> Stiff locks and white crud are a winter/spring problem on my V8 which I
> have put down to weather and road conditions as it an all-year-round
> car. Hardware shops here sell powdered graphite which is made
> specifically for lubricating locks, but being tight I cut a nice long
> point on a graphite pencil, then shave it down with the edge of a knive
> into a piece of paper with crease running from one side to the other.
> Hold the little lock cover open with a small screwdriver, put the
> paper crease into the open lock and gently tap the the graphite into
> the mechanism. It may take a couple of days to work its way into the
Paul,
Pencils are not pure graphite, but graphite mixed with clay to achieve
whatever hardness is desired. You might have fewer problems if you spring
for the genuine lock lubricant.
WRG
W. R. Gibbons Dept. of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Univ. of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT
gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu (802) 656-8629
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