a1abdj
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Just curious, what type of maintenance. My Liberty with dial lock is about four years old, and I probably open it once a week on average. I don't plan on doing any "maintenance" on the lock personally, as I would prefer to leave it to the professionals. Just wondering what needs to be done.
It's not very complex, and usually costs less than $100. The tech will remove the door cover, and the cover of the lock. They'll nspect all of your boltwork, handle, detent, and relocker for loose or worn parts. They will also inspect the interior of the lock for excessive wear or play.
If the lock is in good shape otherwise, they'll remove all of the little moving parts, clean them, lube where required, and reassemble. In mechanical locks, if a particular part is worn, you can replace the part itself. It's usually better to replace the entire lock.
Electronic locks are not serviced, but merely replaced (usually after they fail). It's still a good idea to inspect the boltwork every few years. You can usually do that yourself.
It's not much different than changing the oil in your car. You don't do it because there is a problem, you do it to prevent problems. If you service your safe every 5 years, you'll get 20 years of servicing for the cost of one drilling due to a lock failure.
a1abdj, any chance you also post on Glocktalk with a different user name?
If not, there is a locksmith over there who gives almost identical advice that you do and seems to have a similar background.
It's not me, but I'd like to know who it is. I'm also on TFL, and SigForum, but it's good to know there's another safe guy out there that's into guns (there's not a lot of us).