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**dups90gt** · 07-03-2009, 11:39 PM

DO NOT HAMMER IT WITH A RUBBER MALLET (mckenzie you TOOL!) twist the steering wheel left to right while pushing the key in and turning it. (i'm assuming the steering wheel is locked)
there's a mechanism that jams the key when the steering wheel is locked and it sometimes gets stuck, same goes for when you try and start the car and its locked, you have to turn the wheel left and right to loosen it up. Ill try and get you the internal pics of the key cylinder so you can see how it works. you can't fix it by hammering it.. start the car then turn it off making sure you turn it all the way back, remember the clicks on, acc, 1st click then out. do it slow.

07-03-2009, 11:39 PM	#3 (permalink)
dups90gt Location: Mississauga Posts: 1,673 Join Date: Jan 2008 Last On: 07-28-2011 08:03 AM Vehicle: 91 AllTrac 2nd Vehicle: 90 GT Gone :(	Re: cant get key out of ignition DO NOT HAMMER IT WITH A RUBBER MALLET (mckenzie you TOOL!) twist the steering wheel left to right while pushing the key in and turning it. (i'm assuming the steering wheel is locked) there's a mechanism that jams the key when the steering wheel is locked and it sometimes gets stuck, same goes for when you try and start the car and its locked, you have to turn the wheel left and right to loosen it up. Ill try and get you the internal pics of the key cylinder so you can see how it works. you can't fix it by hammering it.. start the car then turn it off making sure you turn it all the way back, remember the clicks on, acc, 1st click then out. do it slow. __________________ RICE WHITE Alltrac..