> The locksmith my mechanic sends me to is no longer interested in doing car > things... Mercedes especially. Too many whiners? Not sure. Either way, I > have been having trouble with the start key not watning to turn. We got the > tumbler out and off I went for a rebuild. The locksmith shot some lube an > Tri-flow on it and proclaimed it to be in very good condition, but they are > not working on car things anymore. I am now drving the SD with a Stanley > key. I was told to do this for a few weeks to see if the ignition doodad is > the faulty part. > > BUT WHERE ARE WE TO GET OUR OLD Tumblers made whole? Anybody think they > could make a living rebuilding only Mercedes tumblers? > clay ............................................................ Many years ago, before even thinking about taking anything apart, we would squirt Eveready Oil, and later WD-40, in the lock and exercise it many times. We would do this several times and then try the key. If no luck, we would squirt 3 in 1 oil in the lock, repeat the above procedure, and try the key. If still no luck, we would go to a good locksmith and get him to cut a new key just a little bit "full" (wider). That usually worked. Gerry
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