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Originally Posted by Alstann Maybe the water freezing over displaced the grease on the locking mechanism? I would spray some lithium grease in there to see if it helps. Or

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Old 01-29-2014, 04:36 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Maybe the water freezing over displaced the grease on the locking mechanism? I would spray some lithium grease in there to see if it helps. Or shove lots of actual grease in the door hinge latch, and keep opening and closing the door. Did wonders on my beater's trunk hatch when I did that.
I flew a 1968 PA-28-180 the other day. God I was shocked to see what the cold did to that thing. Things did not operate/move the right way due to cold grease and cables. Could very much well be the grease!
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I wouldn't start spraying lube everywhere since the latch mechanism is probably just frozen. Once you get the door thawed out, use a hair dryer or similar to dry all the door/latch parts. If that doesn't solve the problem, then I would look into using a grease that won't get too thick in sub-zero weather.
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