VelvetKisses

ok, so i went to a party in another state, lost my keys, broke a screw driver in the ignition, then hotwired it and drove home. i parked outside on the curb, got back in it the next day and the wheel lock engaged. the cars imobile till i figure out how to unlock it. and i cant go to pick up my new ignition if i cant turn the wheel.... any one know how to disable it?

FunK73

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Only way I know is to turn the wheel slightly and insert the key. Theres probably some other way around it though. FSM?

orion84gsl

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Remove the ignition assembly and the lock will go with it. Just tie it up out of the way until you get the new one. Or bum a ride, take a cab, ride the bus. Small chance but you get pulled over and they see the ignition torn to **** they're going to give you a hard time about it.

VelvetKisses

orion ill have to try your suggestion. im sure that should work. i just need to figure out how to do that without wrecking it.

360Gen1

you just have to remove the plastic around the key cylinder and take a chisle to the top of the bolts that hold the whole cylinder on the colum reason being is that the heads of the bolts are broken off but use a nice sharp chisle and make slits for a flat head and then the whole thing should unlock the steering wheel when its removed

VelvetKisses

360 gen i did pretty much what u were recomending. wish i had seen your post before i did it though, instead of useing a chisel i drilled into the side of the peice and through the bolts. but, i got it off without damageing ne thing i wont be replaceing once i get a new ignition. however i guess i didnt need it done so soon after all. military fucked up my pay so i cant get a new one till they figure out how to get me my money.

thank you to everyone who helped with this problem.

risingsunroof82

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take off the ignition switch and cut the stinkin bolt out. Never mess with ya again!

TheOdditie

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You don't have to put slots in the bolts, but it does make it easier. If you have a sharp scratch awl, or something pointy you can use it with a hammer toward the outside edge of the bolt and turn them, just break one loose then the other, or your not going to get both off.

Its not a hard process, just remove the plastic around the column, I usually pop the gauge cluster out as well to give more room. I worked in a junk yard for awhile and had to pull a few. The assembly is what locks the column.

DivinDriver

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Next time, call a locksmith.

If you'd been stopped driving home from a party (dare we suggest, possibly impaired?) in a car with a jimmied lock, you might have spent the evening having a close encounter of the bubba kind.

And then the morning getting your car out of impound.

TheOdditie

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Yes by no means was I saying drive around with the switch dangling, I was just explaining how to remove it to replace it.

VelvetKisses

allright, i purchased a new after market ignition, and have it mounted temporarily in my center councel (to be relocated once i get wireing correct) but the problem i have now is the wipers and cruise controll no longer work. are they ran on a seperate part of the ignition from the on switch? the way i have it wired now all the dummy lights come on just fine, voltage, fuel temp everything reads out, the headlights and everything work. just not whipers or cruise. am i missing something?

VelvetKisses

as a hvac technichian for the united states army if someone could just mb find a wireing diagram for the ignician system i could also use that to answer my own questions, i have been uncessesfull on locating one online. at least not one containing the info i need

KansasCityREPU

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Go here and download the one you need.

http://foxed.ca/foxed/index.php?page=rx7manual#firstgen

jrx13

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Just drill out the spring for the lock. Super easy!

http://www.mazspeed.com/steeringwheellockremoval.htm

VelvetKisses

ok. so i had everything done and wired up to a new ignition, worked fine for a few days, then today out of the blue my alternator stoped chargeing. how do u test an alternator to determin if its blown? i went through all the wires best as i could (the old owner (zeireisboy something or another on here) had the wireing apsolutely jerry rigged so it wasnt easy) i found a blown fusable link. just ran a wire straight acrost to bipass it, nothing. so i just need to see if the alternators blown... i did all my wireing with the battery disconected so i dont see how i coulda fucked it up doing it. but who knows.