The locking center console (b/w the front seats) has been getting more and more difficult to open. I really have to push hard to get it to open. Anybody else have this problem and found a solution? Gracias.
I had this problem for a long time. I finally removed the center console cover via the two Phillips head screws on the inside. I took it over to the bench and sprayed WD40 in every crack I could find in the locking mechanism. Worked it for a while and it eventually loosened up.
Cixpak, you're more patient than I am... I took BeaverJeeper's route and ripped it open. While the instant gratification was tremendous, I wouldnt recomend the "Hulk-Smash" approach to anyone else. Now I've got one more thing I have to replace!
i have the same problem. To unlock and lock it is a pain. but i also have a hard time opening it. but i found the trick on how to open right. now just everyone else has problems. i would like to find a way to fix though. that would be pretty chill.
It just needs a little exercise. Mine was like that, put a little oil in the lock and it loosened up quite a bit. Works pretty well now but requires a special touch.
This^^^^^ it's easy and it works. I did the PB blast thing for a while. it helped but didn't fix it. Then I finally I took the thing apart and filed the catch flat again...😃. Works like new for over two years now
I have had to clean my lock assembley a few times in the 12 years I have owned her. It is getting bad again. I hose it down with WD40. Then blast it with air. Then apply a coat of gun oil. Works great till the dust and dew start getting in it again.
Awesome thanks. I'll have to disassemble it, spray it, and put it back together. It is (was?) where I keep the head unit for my radio and I feel like I'm breaking it every time I try to open it :/
Super easy, took about 15 minutes. Doesn't really require any tools, just something to file with and something like a screwdriver to get the lock out of the cylinder.
Here's my plunger before...
Here's the plunger after...
Works great so far! I'll update if it starts to fail again.
Super easy, took about 15 minutes. Doesn't really require any tools, just something to file with and something like a screwdriver to get the lock out of the cylinder.
Yeah no problem. I used a file not the knife that appears to have been used in his tutorial in it works great! Also, it's really only one side of the plunger that needs to be filed to make it work, though I went all the way around.
PB blaster is the cure-all to any situation. It can be used as anything from eyewash to bug repellent! Spray some PB in the cam and i bet it will work like a champ.
PB blaster is the cure-all to any situation. It can be used as anything from eyewash to bug repellent! Spray some PB in the cam and i bet it will work like a champ
HA- you forgot to mention its good for mouthwash!!
WD40 works on everything, but i used a shot of white lithium grease spray and it made mine work like new. It may last a little longer than WD40.
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