Door locks
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Door locks
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I got my 2000 Explorer Sport back in june 2003.
Got from a Ford Dealer.
This is a stupid question my key dosent unlock my two front doors but it does unlock my rear hatch door is this normal ?
Can someone help me out before i call the dealership and make a *** of myself.
I got my 2000 Explorer Sport back in june 2003.
Got from a Ford Dealer.
This is a stupid question my key dosent unlock my two front doors but it does unlock my rear hatch door is this normal ?
Can someone help me out before i call the dealership and make a *** of myself.
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From: michigan
just an idea....... I watched the locksmith with my 99 exp. i had no keys when i bought my truck, bought at an auction. he put the key into the lock, and tapped it quite hard with a pair of pliers.... thought he was wierd. a good hard tap, and the key worked fine. he did the same with the ignition, surprised but happy..... good luck
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From: TX
Its the tumbler, the casing has a tendency to bind, causing the pins in the key way to stick...buy some lithium grease in an aerosol can(comes with a straw) and spray some into the key way then insert the key and work the key left to right up and down until the key is able to turn.
Ive never had a problem with the ignition but i would be a lil skeptical about hammering anything into the ignition key way.
Ive never had a problem with the ignition but i would be a lil skeptical about hammering anything into the ignition key way.
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From: michigan
like I said... it wasn't my idea to tap the key, it was the locksmith.... It took him 1/2 hr to cut and program 3 keys, he gave me 3 remotes and programed them too....and charged me way less than $100. The guy was alittle different, but he knew what he was doing, can not complain about his service.......
not recommending tapping away, but with the factory cut key from the dealer was not working, until he did that.... just the facts...........
not recommending tapping away, but with the factory cut key from the dealer was not working, until he did that.... just the facts...........
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Originally posted by 98txexplorer
buy some lithium grease in an aerosol can(comes with a straw) and spray some into the key way
buy some lithium grease in an aerosol can(comes with a straw) and spray some into the key way
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I would not recommend using graphite. Graphite is a form of carbon (as are diamonds) that forms hard plates (but not as hard as diamonds). The plates are very slippery when on flat to a surface and very abrasive when on edge to a surface. It's the abrasiveness that's a problem over time with locks. Back in the '60's and early '70's I remember graphite being very commonly used in locks. Then people quit using it because over time it abraided the internals. I haved used a thin spray oil that has microscopic particles of teflon suspended in it. This seems to work well as it offers penetration with the thin oil, and longevity from the teflon particles.
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Oil attracts dust and dust clogs..........Graphite is an abrassive (as most things are) but be-bopping down the highway (or off-road)with oil in your locks is asking for problems and dust sticking to the pins etc... in a lock would be MORE abrassive in the end (IMO)but hey........It's America and we can all do as we like!