by Skeptic on May 1st, 2008

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Why is it that several of my apartment dead bolt keys are hard to turn; I have to jiggle them for correct positioning, then they work smoothly? What can I do to fix this?

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by Rechoryan on May 1st, 2008
A little graphite should work just fine, you can find a tube of it at any place that makes keys.
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