86 newbie

hey, i have a 86 mustang gt and with this cold weather my locks are frozen. to unfreez them latly i have taken my small torch and heated up my key and the key hole to try and thaw it out. i was wondering if there is any tips to try and help me with this problem. thanks

AdderMk2

WD40.

tohoopty

i lube my key and put it in the lock a few times.always works for me

mjr46

they sell an ice dethawer, it's made of isopropyl alcohol iirc

enix187

get you some lock lube, can't remember where to buy it at the moment but its made of liquid graphite and some light oils that'll keep it from freezing up when it freezes

its the same stuff as graphite lube for bike chains / throttle cables, good stuff all around

86 newbie

thanks guys the wd40 helped alot

AdderMk2

the reason I recommended WD40 is that its a water dispersant... Thats what it was actually formulated to do. Once you get the lock nice and warm, or can get some compressed air in there. give it a good spray or two again, perhaps even open up the interior door panel and remove the lock all together and get some light oil into it.

DeepJewel91LX

Hey Guys i just signed up-glad to be here. I have 91 LX 5.0 Hatch deep jewel green. Of course i have the same problem w/ the doors/locks/handles freezing-i know how to unfreeze them but my problem is that the rod in the handle keeps popping out (i have metal replacement handles)-Its just a pain to remove the door panel everytime. Has anyone found a solution to keep the rods from popping out-it's so hard to get both hands in there though-im tired of goin through the passenger door-lol ??? Thanks in advance for the help guys.

AdderMk2

get new plastic retainers in the help section of autozone or advance autoparts