[DeTomaso] Help needed - trunk lock cylinder stuck

[Asa Jay Laughton]

Did it ever work?  Could it be the key is not the right key for that lock?
I'd take it to a locksmith and see if they can make it work without 
modifying the key.

Asa  Jay

Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
&  Shelley Marie
Spokane, WA
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On 4/26/2015 8:30 AM, Charles McCall wrote:
>     Hi all
>
>
>     I cannot lock my rear trunk. I have several long trips planned over the
>     next few months and would like to be able to lock it with a key.
>
>
>     The key inserts just fine, but I can't rotate it. I bought some lock
>     lubricant, and have liberally doused everything but it doesn't make
>     much difference. Actually that isn't quite true, as the key goes in
>     soooo nice, but I can't rotate it.
>
>
>     I've removed the barrel, and as I understand it the dark gray thing
>     should slide out and fit into a recess, preventing the button from
>     being pushed. But the key doesn't even begun to budge. I'm leaving it
>     to soak in the lock lubricant for a while, but any suggestions? The
>     last time I actually locked it, which was probably a couple of years
>     ago, it was pretty tough to turn the key. I haven't tried locking it
>     since - I wonder if the guts are now completely rusted and frozen?
>
>
>     Is this something that a locksmith can open up? Or is there some
>     magical secret to getting this to work?
>
>
>     Thanks all!
>
>
>
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