New NOS trunk lock cylinder - key stuck?

[kbuhagiar]

Hello, fellow Plymouth fanatics,

OK, I just got my new (NOS?) replacement trunk lock

cylinder from Bernboom. Looks pretty good, as advertised.

It arrived with one of the two keys inserted into the lock.

The key doesn't want to come out. I've tried turning it all the way in either direction - no good.

Is there some sort of trick to getting the key out of there? I fear that this key has sat in this lock for 60-odd years and that perhaps something inside has become fused.

Thanks in advance.

[michael.warshaw]

wd-40?

[Mark Haymond]

It cost little to try some WD-40 or some kind of "break fee" solvent. My rear trunk lock tumbler would not turn for years and I was about to take it to a lock smith. I often worried that someone could get into the trunk when I was not around. With nothing to lose I sprayed some WD-40 into it and it started working.

[Young Ed]

I would go buy some of the lock specific graphite spray and give it a shot of that.

[kbuhagiar]

I would go buy some of the lock specific graphite spray and give it a shot of that.

Problem solved. Gave it a dose of WD40 and the key finally came out.

Thanks to all for the time and trouble.

PS To all the locksmiths out there, I know you're only supposed to use graphite for locks, not conventional lubricants.

I promise to buy some graphite spray tomorrow.

Edited October 14, 2010 by kbuhagiar