Zer0 Cylinder

my drivers side outside lock.....when entering key just wont work.....it used to......now it doesnt.....just feels jammed....dont wanna break the key......anything that can be done?

PureSephiroth

you can get another lock cyllinder. This is a common problem on rx7's. Mine does the same thing. I just enter through the passenger door.

AusTexRex

I made a guide a while back to lubing your lock from the front and back. You could also use it to replace your lock. If the lube doesn't work (it usually does) then you could always switch the passenger lock with the driver's.
Here's the guide
http://24.243.0.73/rx7/
David

WAYNE88N/A

get some graphite powder lubricant at the key stations at any home depot, wal-mart, etc..., shoot some in the key hole, usually works like a charm...

AusTexRex

What wayne said works usually too. If not that, then front and back. If not that, then it's probably the lock itself. Like I said before, you can easily switch out passenger and driver side locks.

eriksseven

iTrader: (6)

I used graphite powder on my jammed door lock and it made it super smooth...

RRTEC

iTrader: (13)

I just spayed wd40 in mine no problems since......

Amur_

Read the last post:

https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...threadid=53074


And I'd urge you to pull the cylinder right out and clean it. I pulled mine just a few weeks ago and it was jammed full of grey ****. The key wasn't even going all the way into the lock, it was so bad. I scrapped out as much as I could, then blasted it with carb cleaner. Much better now.

SureShot

There used to be a white plastic, spring loaded door on the key slot.
After ~15 years it wears out, breaks loose & jams inside the key slot.
I cleaned mine out with a bent paper clip, then lubed the lock.

jon88se

bought a new lock from mazda...came w/ 2 keys for $52 bucks. 10 minutes to install