so i have a pop and lock installed on my tailgate its been there for a year now. It has stopped working ever since the winter i dont know why but i'm assuming its all gunked up and i've tired lock de icer( this was still in the winter) and most recently wd-40 and other junk you can pick up and ur local crappy tire i mean canadian tire. anyways i still cant even get the key all the way in. i'm at the point of just getting it replaced but i want to make sure there isn't some trick that i've over looked

 

Try graphite?

 

Did you use that little red tube that came with WD-40? if not... get in there and just fill the hole... it maybe a couple times.... it should pop free..... we do that with master locks all the time at work...

 

i did u the little red tube with the wd 40, the problem is that it thinks its got all kinds of dust and dirt in it jamming it all up. i did not try graphite i didn't think it would work because of all the gunk in the lock. normally i just soak my rusted up parts in wd 40 and it gets the job done but i dont know how to 'attack' this issue i guess i'll just keep spraying the darn thing hoping it'll free itself up

 

Your;re using the aerosol WD right? not the pump spray bottle? justit about a half dozen short blasts... don't worry about the run off...

 

yeah i didn't use the spray bottle for this only the aerosol. well thanks for the tips i'll just keep at it

 

Best of luck.... maybe give it a good fillin and let it sit over nite....

 

Could you try blowin some of the gunk out with the air compressor?

 

i deal with locks on a daily basis on trailers that come in off the road. once the salt gets to them and they stick. most of the time they are not coming undone. we call in someone to cut them off because we use locks that are almost imposible to cut withought a torche. i would try drilling out the lock very carefuly with a metal bit. you can then trun the lock internaly with a screw driver of something. i had to do this to get into my storage unit when i lost my keys. it worked on a shackle lock so im sure itll work for your tailgate lock.

 

PB Blaster works better than WD-40
soak it and keep working the key in and out