Dec 13, 2016 · 12,319 recorded views
This is still a useful lock maintenance video with benefit all around, really. If a customer of ours was having problems with their locks months or years after we'd fitted them, we could simply send them this video to try as the first course of action. And if a van owner we'd never fitted locks for found it by searching the internet, or by contacting us and us sending the link out to them, then I'm happy I could help them too.
Nine times out of ten you'll probably find that this is actually enough to cure it, and you're up and running again.
I used to get couriers stuck, not able to get into their van's slamlocks, with a hundred parcels on board that needed urgent delivery. I'd ask them to clean their deadlock out by spraying cleaner into the lock, describing it over the phone exactly like I show in this video. Nearly all of them would say they'd already done that and it still didn't work, so I'd drop whatever I was doing and drive a two-hour round trip on a chargeable emergency call-out, and ninety percent of the time, doing exactly what's shown in this video would get the locks working again. Locksmith emergency call-out rates have always seemed steep to me, and it felt like a waste of a courier's money nine times out of ten when I'd arrive and simply clean their locks out. It might seem like bad business to give away information that could lose me a lot of easy call-out fees, but I've always wanted my customers to get real value for their money. This video with 12,000 views, might have saved tens of thousands of pounds in call-out charges between all the van owners who have watched it to help themselves out of a jam, if this video has helped you, then you're welcome!
This video shows the monthly maintenance procedure for your van deadlocks or slamlocks. It also shows what to do in the event that the key no longer turns.
It is very important to maintain your locks, especially in the winter time.
You can get in touch with us via our website https://www.sussexinstallations.co.uk
Music by bensound.com
On a monthly basis: spray a PTFE-type lubricant such as GT85 or the official Locks 4 Vans lubricant through the jaws of the lock, then work the key in and out a few times before turning it.
Lubricants such as WD40 should be avoided, as they can actually make the problem worse rather than clearing it.
Give the lock a more intensive clean out: spray several good bursts of lubricant into the jaws, working the key in and out between sprays, until the dirt and debris that has built up is flushed out and the key turns smoothly again.
Transcript source: the YouTube transcript supplied for this project with minor corrections. Automated transcripts can contain recognition errors and should be checked against the original video.
