Ford F150 spare unlock

[Longdraw]

A few months back I got a flat,well needless to say I couldn't get the unlock button too unlock so I could get the spare tire so I sprayed it down with PB blaster and after about a hr. it loosed up enough I could turn it with my key,so that day after I got it off I cleaned it real good and brushed it down with anti-seize thinking it would help,,well today I got another flat and it was a pain in the @ss again to unlock I PB it again and tapped on it with a hammer to loosen it,,,,anybody deal with this before I would hate to be out in BFE and have a flat with the trouble I have had with this unlock button

 

[huntn2]

I know mine is coroded/froze up as well. I will try to free it up with what you mentioned. I know others who have had theirs do the same and they just left it in the unlock after fixing it.

Interested to hear what others may say.

 

[Huckleberry Finn]

Spray PB Blaster on it, every day. For a week. Or two. It will come off. That's a guarantee for any bolt, seen it take off 50 year old grain bin bolts.