z31eric |
10-29-06 07:35 AM |
had the same thing go wrong with mine, the key was just not turning at all. You'll need to remove the lock cylander from the car, and take it to a locksmith, and maybe they can fix it. I had mine fixed by a lock smith, and it has been good ever since. could even just need some oil internally, i would start off by spraying some kinda lube in there, & work it around ( dont break your key off though) and see if you can get it back working. if not, you'll have to remove it, which is pretty easy. Remove steering collum plastic surround, and the steering wheel, to make it easier to get in there. Then there are, i think 2, may be 4, bolts that hold the steering collum itself to the chassis. they are on the underside of the collum, 10 or 12mm bolts. Right about where the bottom of the dash is. Ok, remove those, and you can pull the steering collum down a little bit. from here, you have access to the lock cylander. There are 2 bolts that hold them in, problem is, there called "break off" bolts, where the head breaks off once they are tightened. basically, keeps theives from taking off the lock cylander with ease. I removed mine with pliers, slowly turning them untill i could pull them out by hand. dont forget to remove the ignition switch itself, 1 phillups head screw driver screw and then pull it out of the lock cylander. back to the lock cylander screws. One they are out, the lock cylander will drop off. My suggestion to you is to take these 2 screws and take a grinder & cut a slot in them, that way you can use a flat head screw driver to put them back in. Or you can go to a hardware store, match them, and get hex head screws and put those in. your choice, i just grinded screw slots in mine. Any way, now you can take the lock cylander to a lock smith and hopefully they can get it to work again. If not, you may need to buy a new one, wether it be new from where ever, or used from the junkyard, and use that new key, or have it re-keyed to your current key. good luck!
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