Stuck padlock :(

[sk7ine man]

Evening all. I picked up my new bike yesterday and locked it to my ground anchor via an Almax chain and a Squire Stronghold SS50CS closed shackle padlock. It went on and off several times yesterday as I was moving the bike around but when I went to unlock it the morning the lock wouldn't budge. The key wont turn at all. I did a google search and tried all the suggested things aside from a bloody big grinder. Ive flushed the lock with wd40 in case there's dirt inside and have gently inserted the key 30/100 times but nothing, it won't turn. Any ideas how I can get the thing open? I've been at it for almost 2 hours now.

I have emailed Squire and Almax where I bought both from so will probably get a response tomorrow. Just wondered if anyone's encountered anything like this and why it would just freeze up. I've had the lock/chain about 3 years now.

[jimbob82]

i would suggest old age is the cause

have you tried gently tapping the casing with a small hammer whilst trying to turn the key?

[sk7ine man]

jimbob82 said:

i would suggest old age is the cause

have you tried gently tapping the casing with a small hammer whilst trying to turn the key?

Yes, tried that but nothing. It's 3 years old but looks brand new. Surly shouldn't fail in that space of time. They're supposed to be high quality locks and I think this was about £50-£60 new. It's always been used inside the garage to secure the bike to a ground anchor so its never seen rain, snow, ice or severe weather.

[x 7usc]

how did you get on with this? Have you tried the spare key?

[Magic919]

See his other identical thread.