If I have this right, the problem is in the lock cylinder itself. If so, in
my case I took the lock cylinder apart and found 25 years worth of grime
(usually very fine dust mixed with lock lube) inside. Being careful to
observe which order the gates are inserted in the lock tumbler, carefully
clean the whole outfit with WD 40 and then reassemble. The difference for
me was remarkable and the door locks continued to work flawlessly for years
afterwards. If you do not attend to this you will be faced with a broken
key or mangled lock.
Dan
----- Original Message -----
From: "N9TE" <Fujitsu@turbo505.com>
To: "'Peugeot List'" <peugeot-l@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 6:30 AM
Subject: [Peugeot-L] 505 lock sticking
>
> Hi,
>
> Got a unique one. Say that because I've pounded on the archives for
> over an hour in an attempt to find the answer.
>
> My door lock is occasionally hard to turn. I've had the door panel off
> as I tried to fix this a while back. Didn't really make much of a
> difference. Not much room to work in there.
>
> Here are the symptoms.
>
> Car is an 87 505...
>
> When you turn the key to unlock it, it will go, but with great
> difficulty. The power lock system is not part of the problem. If you
> go inside the car from the passenger side and try to open it, it is just
> as difficult. Both are attempts to unlock without power assist.
>
> The power locks do engage to unlock the rest of the doors when the key
> travel is far enough.
>
> So, my routine has been to shoot a little LockEase (thanks Pete) into
> the lock and it's good for a week. Now the interval is down to every
> day.
>
> Help?
>
> I'll be digging in there today in another attempt to fix it.
>
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