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HELP, my Yakima locks keep freezing
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I am sure there is another post about this in the forums, but lets be honest, I am feeling lazy and don't want to go dig for it.
Any ways, the locks on my Yakima keep freezing up. I did not have this issue last year and am wondering what could have changed. If i breathe on them for a little bit they will open but that's such a pain in the dick. I have been told that WD-40 should work. But I wanted to see what everyone else thought. I am driving 4 hours for a ski trip this weekend so any advice asap would be awesome!
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I've had good results with Tri-Flow (bike chain lube) it seems to work pretty well, that or I have also heard of hitting it with some WD40 like you suggested. They also sell those little cans of lock de-icer at Walmart and a lot of gas stations, might not hurt to grab a can or two of that as well, I know they work!
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Skora89I've had good results with Tri-Flow (bike chain lube) it seems to work pretty well, that or I have also heard of hitting it with some WD40 like you suggested. They also sell those little cans of lock de-icer at Walmart and a lot of gas stations, might not hurt to grab a can or two of that as well, I know they work!
Thanks!!
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Cary a lighter and then you can heat up your key and thaw the lock that way if the other thing doesn't work.
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Yakima sucks. My Yakima box tore right in half a couple weeks ago. The plastic shattered like glass.
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