key wont turn!!! need help :(
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Car: 89 firebird
key wont turn!!! need help :(
so i go to start my 89 firebird today, and the key turns like normal, then just stops.... i try to turn it back and it wont go back, i keep moving it around (forcefully) and it does nothing.... and i can take the key out when i shouldnt be able to.... and the key doesn't go all the way back to off position
so i guess something is broken inside the steering column? anyone know what it would be?
here is a little video of the problem....
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look here if that doesn't work.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3F35dHHTJeo
if you need to know anything else just ask.
so i guess something is broken inside the steering column? anyone know what it would be?
here is a little video of the problem....
<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/3F35dHHTJeo&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/3F35dHHTJeo&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>
look here if that doesn't work.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3F35dHHTJeo
if you need to know anything else just ask.
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Re: key wont turn!!! need help :(
i had the same problem i took the column apart and there was a peice of plastic jammed into the gear at the end of the ignition cylinder took me almost 3 hours to find and fix it
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Car: 92RS 25th Anniv./88 IROC Z28 Vert
Engine: 305 TBI w/Tpi Air / 305 TPI
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Re: key wont turn!!! need help :(
My 92 gets stuck sometimes in the foward position (won't turn off). I use some WD 40 sprayed in the lock cylinder and everything works fine for like 6-8 months.
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Re: key wont turn!!! need help :(
is it an automatic or standard?...i know on standard, you have to push down on a switch just behind the key switch
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Re: key wont turn!!! need help :(
Call a locksmith and have him replace the lock cylinder & keys . Sounds like it is wore out, samething happened to me. Cost me $75 for locksmith and no headachs.
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Re: key wont turn!!! need help :(
Thanks for the heads up.I'll spray lube the lock cylinder; I did all the outside locks but forgot this one.I hope your problem is a easy fix.
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