When you say you have removed it from the door. What do you mean?

I had this problem on the GoldBrick's driver side door last year. I
ended up removing the whole lock mechanism and doing a thorough
cleaning (it had gummed up over the years from all sorts of stuff.)
After cleaning (I use brake cleaner as it will dissolve most oily
residues and dries clean) it worked wonderfully easily.

I think my comments on this can be found in the archives.

On Oct 11, 2004, at 10:26 PM, Woodrose Dawn wrote:

> since we have been on the topic of door locks, this
> might be a good time to bring up a problem I have been
> having for some time.
> I can insert my key in the drivers side lock, but it
> won't turn.  I have removed it from the door and
> soaked it in many different items. (WD-40, Liquid
> Wrench, PB Blaster, silicone spray)  Still no go.
> I usually lock/unlock from the passenger side door or
> slider or wait for hubby to unlock it for me, but I'd
> like to resolve this problem.
> Any suggestions.
> Thanks in advance.
> -Dawn in Toledo
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