Sticky ignition barrel tip

Sticky ignition tip

If like me your ignition barrel is starting to get harder to turn don't waste money on lock lube.

Split a pencil in half down its length with a Stanley knife and remove the lead. ( any colour pencil will do )

Either file or sand the lead into a powder onto a piece of paper.

Fold the paper in half and pour into your ignition barrel using your key to work lead into the barrel. ( obviously you won't need a full pencils worth, I used about an inch of lead. Too much can gum the barrel up. Best to use a little bit at a time until you have a free turning lock )

Your lock should free up and you have saved money on lock lube.

Use the saved coin for mince pies, Alcohol ect ect...

Job jobbed!!


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Save all that effort, just put a couple of pencils in a blender

But all the same, its a good tip as that all that lock lube is, graphite powder

Indeed.


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I just throw some ordinary grease/lube down the keyhole.
Works for me.

Mine is sometimes a bit stiff if i dont use bike for a couple of days, so i may well give this a try later. Cheers for the tip

I've got a big tin of graphite grease in my shed Best solution.