Frozen door lock

[UconnTim97]

Today was the first day here that it was well below 32F. My drivers side door lock appeared to be frozen. I went in through the passenger side and was able to open the door that way.

It works fine now that I unlocked it from the inside, aside from being a little stiffer than usual.

Any way to prevent this from happening again?

[Chris_924s]

I had the same thing happen yesterday.. a little PB Blaster or WD40 on the key will displace any moisture. Spray a little on the keyhead and work the tumblers back and forth a few times. It should work quite well. You can also squirt a little powdered graphite in there as well once the moisture is gone.

Dont force the key... let it warm up before trying this.

[UconnTim97]

Thanx, I'll give that a try....