Getting into 1991 Cavaliar Wagon (Lock problems)

Linkage disconnected. Door has to be opened, and opened up, to fix it.

Sounds like the problem is, again, linkage rather than lock cylinder. Spraying things in the lock won't help and may hurt.

That sounds like ice... unless all the damage on the door means someone's been messing with the vehicle and damaged this one too.

Unfortunately, the advice I could offer would fall in the category of defeating instructions and I won't give it to someone I don't know or post it on a public list. So I have to fall back on the secondary advice: Someone's gonna have to deal with that disconnected linkage anyway; you might as well pay them a few more bucks and have them work on the other locks at the same time.

Damm, I just wanted to get the car opened. The right door was fixed earlier last summer but something must of broke. I'm sure the rear lock has not been tampered with (no scratch marks, basically it's not a car someone would want to steal).

Temperatures here in the next few days will be above freezing so maybe the rear hatch will be accessible.

Josh

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did you get the part about "defeating instructions" given to someone unknown ?

Use a hair dryer to warm up the hatch cylinder.

Go have a good locksmith make you a few copies of your key-in brass.(no plastic head) Then take a pair of vise grips and clamp them on the bow of the key.Take a Zippo lighter and get 'er git good and hot and leave in the keyway for a while-works for me.

goma.