Car key sticking in ignition

[Dotty]

I've had sweetcorn in barrel before?

Your tranny's barrel?

 

[solutions]

This sounds mad, but I saw on one of those program's where trade guys give tips. A locksmith said that rubbing the 'lead' from a pencil on the key works well as a dry lubricant. Give it a shot

Yep pencil lead or graphite which is what it actually is. Graphite is often used as a lubricant. Its also used as the packing gland in stopcocks and other valves.

 

[PlumbersMate]

Don't use wd40 it can carbonise the lock. Had same problem on my old van and eventually had to get aa to remove barrel and had to Hotwire it every time

 

[kirkgas]

This done the trick