When I started having trouble on my 85SD I went to the dealer and bought a can of MB lock lube it was less that 20 bucks and has a spray nozzle that fits into the key hole. I squirt my locks maybe twice a year. I think the stuff is silicon based but really do not know what it is.(for all I know its marvel mystery oil ;-o ??). It is one of the few things I ever got at the dealer. I bought some weird socked head screws for my motor mounts there and that is about it. When my little can of spray runs out I will go back and buy another. It is convenient and it seems to work.
GL Dallas Texas On Sun, 2008-08-17 at 21:21 -0500, Tom Hargrave wrote: > You can use 10W machine oil but do not use graphite lock lube. The graphite > is conductive & can get into the switches & cause all kinds of problems. > > Thanks, > Tom Hargrave > www.kegkits.com > 256-656-1924 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of tom savage > Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2008 9:18 PM > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Subject: [MBZ] Lock cylinder lube > > Can someone remind me what sort of lube we're supposed to use in door > lock cylinders? The battery died in my S420's key this weekend so I've > been securing the car the old fashioned way. This was fine until I used > the trunk lock, possibly the first time it has ever been used. It > worked just fine but would not surrender the key, leaving me stranded 20 > miles from home. I pulled the entire mechanism (which is an amazing bit > of plastic clockwork) from the car, played with it and finally pulled > really hard and it came loose. > > I guess the tumblers are stuck. > > Tom > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.526 / Virus Database: 270.6.4/1616 - Release Date: 8/16/2008 > 5:12 PM > > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.526 / Virus Database: 270.6.4/1616 - Release Date: 8/16/2008 > 5:12 PM > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
