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I fixed A u-lock the other day (europe.pub)

submitted 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) by Jojowski@sopuli.xyz to c/dull_mens_club@lemmy.world

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My Onguard lock, that has served me well for over a decade (I have 2 of these, the other one has been in use for almost 15 years), had some of the pins stuck, preventing the key from going inside all the way. Oil didn't help so I disassembled the lock, cleaned the parts and found two pins that had some slight wear/sharp bits from use that lodged them in place. I filed the sharp edges off from the pins, reassembled the lock and now it seems to work ok. While at it I learned how to serialize these locks and read the serial number of the lock from the key.

The whole affair took about 2 hours because I missed one of the worn pins and repeated the procedure several times before finding the last culprit. It's a miracle none of the almost invisible springs got lost!

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[–] litchralee@sh.itjust.works 5 points 6 days ago

TIL U-locks can serviced. Mine hasn't died yet -- knock on wood -- so I've never thought to do that. But glad to know it's doable!