 Need to unlock the wheel - ignition switch, key is broke off inside ign., wheels wont turn |
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| Literati914 |
 May 15 2020, 09:38 AM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 1,934 Joined: 16-November 06 From: Dallas, TX Member No.: 7,222 Region Association: Southwest Region  |
the front wheels are locked because the key is broke off inside the ignition switch tumbler. What to do? Can I remove the tumbler and somehow get the key out, have a new key cut from the broken piece?
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| mepstein |
May 15 2020, 09:47 AM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,874 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region 
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I would find some small needle nose pliers and try using them or a pick to remove the piece of key. You might first use the pliers to turn the broken piece to release the lock.
You can also put a rolling jack under the car (with wood to protect the car) and jack it off the ground and then use the jack handle to move the front of the car around. |
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| PanelBilly |
May 15 2020, 10:00 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,881 Joined: 23-July 06 From: Kent, Wa Member No.: 6,488 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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You can superglue a toothpick to the key and pull it out.
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| UROpartsman |
May 15 2020, 10:09 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 295 Joined: 22-October 15 From: Simi Valley, CA Member No.: 19,288 Region Association: None
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Apparently locksmiths have tools for it.
https://youtu.be/kEv92zwta3E Skip toward the end of this video for hot glue stick hack. https://youtu.be/uh1dJKf1QtI Super glue trick. https://youtu.be/n6bPq_gsGok Lots of ways to try on YouTube, assuming the broken piece hasn't been super-glued into the cylinder, lol. |
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