OK, it has hit the fan here in Spokane over the past week... The lock cylinders on my front doors have been barely working so I have avoided locking the rig... tonight I had to lock it up because of the area I was in and the fact that I had a bunch of tools in the rig...

When I came back to the rig, it felt like the locking mechinisim was connecting and functioning correctly but the out side button felt disconnected. I was able to get in from the rear hatch. Even from the inside, it did not feel like the handels were attached to anything but the rockers for all the locks felt normal...

After running the heat for about an hour, I was able to open the front doors using the inside or outside handles...

I am at a loss here... My garage is full so I can't pull it inside and comfortably work on it and I can't afford to leave it unlocked...

Can anyone give me some good advice as to what kind of lube I should use and where it needs to be applied????

 

if you go to a hardware store like home depot or something like that they have lock de icer, ive seen it at my local hardware store

 

I'd spray the door's latch mechanism with something like WD-40, or another spray lube that displaces moisture.

Grease is the best if you can work it in, but in this cold weather (I'm over here by Wenatchee) it obviously won't flow well enough to work in between the parts.

 

I'm having this same problem in Chicago. I carry a lighter in my pocket to heat up my key. After I heat the key up I'll put it in the cylinder and just let it warm up the locking mechanism. The most it's taken is 3 times and im in. One of the times the key wouldnt even go all the way in and it only took about 3 minutes heating it up. Or you could just use the lock de-icer. I'm not sure about any way to lube it up, I've tried the spray grease, wd-40, pb blaster, electronics cleaner, and graphite lube and so far the graphite worked the best but only until the next rain where it flushes it out and the colder temps at night freeze up the rain that replaced the graphite. I'm really wanting to get power locks just for this reason.