pad lock solid

when i bought my suzuki address i was given a f,,,,off chain and padlock anyway the padlock and chain lived in the garage for eighteen monthes after a spate of bike thefts i decided i should use my chain. well that was the plan, but when i tried to umlock the padlock the key would not even turn, so i id the usual things swore at it hit it with my hammer. i even sprayed wd 40 into it
after a day resting on the workbench the key turned but the lock would not open be for i get the angle grinder on it has anyone got a plan

Cut the old lock off with the angle grinder and buy a new lock!

thats what i will do ,just wondered why it siesed up by none use

barker wrote:thats what i will do ,just wondered why it siesed up  by none use

Because its gone rusty inside. Locks are so cheap these days its not worth the effort to try to un-sieze it. Just cut it off and bin it.

you say there cheap this one is over £20 , good job it was not on the bike

to day i took the pad lock out of the diesel its been sitting in , put it into a carrier bag and took it with me to the motor bike work shop my mate owns with the intension of useing his anglle grinder to cut the lock off
i had the lock all set up im the vice and angle grinder plugged in when the post girl arrived , shes rather nice lookimg girl so we always have a chat to her, antway she asked why i was going to cut the chain up .so i told her the story as how its rusted up and the key wont open it any more...
Have you got the right key she asks . of course says i it was among the set that came with the padlock ,anyway to prove a point i got the keys out of the ignition of my scooter and gave it to her , she put it in the lock turned it and the bloody padlock opened , just like that
i have no idea what the other key fitted defently not my padlock
so alls well again or will be once they stop takeing the piss