Mine definitely freeze when it gets cold, but I don't really have a
solution. This weekend I had to put some force on the key to get it in the
door, but then couldn't turn it. Luckily, I could get in the side door.
Maybe I'll have to take mine apart too and have a look.
Luckily it doesn't happen that often, since it usually doesn't get too cold
here.

On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 12:43 PM, Matt Thyer <matt_thyer@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Yes it does!  I took mine apart last spring (while it was still cold) to
> paint it green (so the guys at OR filling stations wouldn't argue with me
> about what fuel my diesel takes) and there was, wow, a whole bunch of crud
> in there.  So that's what nearly 30 year old grease looks like!
>
> Catch ya later alligator,
>
> MT
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Roger VanTill
> Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2010 1:22 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Frozen locks
>
> Hey Craig, I haven't had door lock trouble, but on my old '86 I had to take
> the gas cap lock apart and clean all the corrosion off the workings to get
> it to move freely in the winter. I think the crud in there holds the
> moisture and freezes it up in the cold.
>
> On Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 5:06 PM, craig cowan <phishman068@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I've been plagued with frozen door locks for years now. The seals are
> > in good shape. What's the solution?
> > (They are obviously, only frozen in the winter months)....
> >
> >
> > -Craig
> > '85GL turned WESTY
> > BOSTIG in the back
> > '87 SUNROOF Syncro
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Peace out, sauerkraut.
> Roger
>