So what you're saying is that water is TRAPPED inside the lock and cannot escape even after 5 straight rain-free?
If the "little door" covering the key hole is missing, would that allow moisture to penetrate? If I swapped handles and the problem persisted what would that tell me? On Thu, Dec 4, 2014 at 2:13 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Part of the problem is that it's never going to dry out if you keep > pouring water into it. > > I doubt very much your window scraper is bad or letting water get to the > lock. > > You need to remove the door handle (easy 30 second job), take it inside > and get it good and warm, then clean the lock cylinder as Craig suggested. > > Better yet, swap door handles between driver's and passenger door. They're > interchangeable, and it's like having a brand new handle and lock on your > driver's door. > > Dan > > Sent from my iPad > > > On Dec 4, 2014, at 12:01 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > My W123 300TD driver's door lock (naturally) freezes up every morning. > How > > would I go about addressing this issue? Is it possible that the worn out > > window glass scraper is allowing moisture (condensate) to drip down and > > freeze? Or is there a blocked drain preventing moisture from leaving the > > handle? What's the diagnosis progression for this issue? > > > > Andrew > > Tired of hauling a mug of hot water outside every cold morning. > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those > individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner > has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those > individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner > has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
