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MPV Section - Forums for Multi Purpose Vehicles: => Ford Galaxy Forum - Mk1 / Mk2 inc. VW Sharan and SEAT Alhambra (1995-2006) => Topic started by: gmorry on November 11, 2015, 12:04:23 PM

Title: drivers door and key
Post by: gmorry on November 11, 2015, 12:04:23 PM
Went to open car car and key was not going into drivers lock seemed stiff finally got it in but was hard to open opens ok from passengers side but now when locking need to lock both sides separately HELP😞
Title: Re: drivers door and key
Post by: andrix007 on November 11, 2015, 12:23:21 PM
Since it locks and unlocks - strip it down ( most likely barrel only ) and give it a good clean .
Title: Re: drivers door and key
Post by: gmorry on November 11, 2015, 01:52:01 PM
OK THANKS HOPE OTS NOT GREMLINS IN THE ELECTRICS😊
Title: Re: drivers door and key
Post by: gregers on November 11, 2015, 07:12:21 PM
spray some silicone spray into the barrel.
Title: Re: drivers door and key
Post by: andrix007 on November 12, 2015, 07:45:25 AM
Forgot to add - most likely barrel will be covered in mixture of dust and all kinds of lubricants . So once cleaned do not use any oils get some graphite powder from local hardware shop and use it instead . It worked well on my Galaxy .