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11-17-2020, 07:38 PM | #1 |
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sticking pop-out button on Electrolock
I know the factory advice was to squirt graphite into the key hole, but has anyone know if that electronic contact cleaner spray is safe to try?
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11-17-2020, 09:02 PM | #2 |
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Re: sticking pop-out button on Electrolock
Electrolock bodies are pot metal. Moisture can cause them to get deformed, and make the lock piston sticky. Eventually the lock body can crack or break. I can’t say for sure that is your problem, but that is what happened to my original popout. I tried the graphite first, but it didn’t work. You might have better luck. Always best to try the easy stuff first.
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11-17-2020, 09:36 PM | #3 |
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11-18-2020, 12:43 AM | #4 |
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11-18-2020, 01:00 AM | #5 |
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Re: sticking pop-out button on Electrolock
Call Dick Crabtree. You can find him on the MAFCA website. He is the master on electrolock pop outs.
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11-18-2020, 10:15 AM | #6 |
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11-18-2020, 10:45 AM | #7 |
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11-18-2020, 11:09 AM | #8 |
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Re: sticking pop-out button on Electrolock
I've found that I have to be careful about setting the pop out switch in the dashboard. If it's cocked in any way, or if I over tighten the three screws holding it, the lock cylinder will bind and it won't "pop" out.
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11-18-2020, 11:48 AM | #9 |
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Re: sticking pop-out button on Electrolock
Wen I had mine apart I could see the rub marks where the pot metal has swelled some I filed it down some till it all moved smoothly, I put the repro plated covers on and found I had to file the face one to have it fit original key too
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11-18-2020, 12:06 PM | #10 | |
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Re: sticking pop-out button on Electrolock
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WD 40 is not a lubricant and may also flush away the lubricant. If WD 40 is used for this is best to re-lube. Never use WD 40 on bearings, will flush out the lube on non or poroly sealed bearings. Ran across this when a maintenance worker "lubed" a machine with WD 40, not long after all bearings failed, and the bearings spun on their shafts. |
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