Ski box: locked out!

[El Chupacabra]

Should never use WD40 to lubricate a lock itself. Attracts dirt (especially for something like this that lives outdoors.) Graphite and or a lock specific lubrication (lock-ease, etc.) that does not become a magnet for dirt to the lock and mechanism. Maybe inside the slide part if that is still part of the problem.

For Yakima / Thule lock cores in ski boxes or ski racks, I've found that graphite doesn't work because of water getting into the lock and freezing. Best results I've had have been with Dumonde liquid grease - basically a very thick oil: remove lock core from housing, drip it into the lock pins, reinstall. It seems to work well for keeping water out, but not being so thick that the grease itself stiffens and prevents the lock from working.

[PB]

For Yakima / Thule lock cores in ski boxes or ski racks, I've found that graphite doesn't work because of water getting into the lock and freezing. Best results I've had have been with Dumonde liquid grease - basically a very thick oil: remove lock core from housing, drip it into the lock pins, reinstall. It seems to work well for keeping water out, but not being so thick that the grease itself stiffens and prevents the lock from working.

Now THIS is valuable, practical intel.

[XXX-er]

before just taking the bus & renting skis, I used pro-gold chain lube

WD40 is not lubricant but it is good for Water Displacing

[Core Shot]

Holy chastity belt

What a nightmare. Never had a problem with Thule.

Can’t imagine being locked out of my box.
Boots on. Ready to rock. Oops. Denied.
Blue balls.

I’m thinking about keeping a maul in the trunk now.
Iceman would want it that way.

[Cocximus]

WD40 is not lubricant but it is good for Water Displacing

That's such a stupid myth. Try drying your brakes with it...

[PB]

Ha!!! MOre practical intel!!!

[XXX-er]

WD 40 is lubricant ?

Instead of contaminating your brakes with the carrier in WD 40, try using it to dry out your drowned-out ignition wires ?