The lock on my Honda seems to be jammed. I can only lock and unlock it from the inside. how woud i go about fixing this
Dec 29, 2009 at 3:31 PM
2003 Honda Civic locks
2003 HONDA CIVIC
BCMOORE
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Hi bcmoore,
You are not able to activcate the central locking or unable to lock the door with the key?
You are not able to activcate the central locking or unable to lock the door with the key?
Jan 3, 2010 at 12:07 AM
hi yes
i can only lock my door from the inside i cant unlock it or lock it from the outside. it is very annoying. i have been told that i need to replace the lock.
i can only lock my door from the inside i cant unlock it or lock it from the outside. it is very annoying. i have been told that i need to replace the lock.
Jan 6, 2010 at 6:38 AM
Sorry for not making my question clear. I still do not understand your question clearly and with insufficient information, I am not able to determine the problem and hope I guessed it correctly.
You are not able to turn the key of the door lock from outside to lock or unlock the door? If yes, then the key lock cylinder is either worn resulting in the tumblers getting stuck or you have foreign materials lodged inside preventing the cylinder from being turned.
Spray some WD 40 into the key cyliinder and try wigggling the key to see if it can get the tumblers unstuck. Compressed air would be a good help to get any debris stuck inside the key cylinder out.
If the above fails, you would either need to replace the key cylinder or repaired by a locksmith.
You are not able to turn the key of the door lock from outside to lock or unlock the door? If yes, then the key lock cylinder is either worn resulting in the tumblers getting stuck or you have foreign materials lodged inside preventing the cylinder from being turned.
Spray some WD 40 into the key cyliinder and try wigggling the key to see if it can get the tumblers unstuck. Compressed air would be a good help to get any debris stuck inside the key cylinder out.
If the above fails, you would either need to replace the key cylinder or repaired by a locksmith.
Jan 7, 2010 at 2:48 AM
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