MB85WA
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Ok so my ignition barrel is rooted. It's not the first time. Up until now I have jiggled it, hit it up, down, left, right - with the key in/out. Stuck a bit of wire in there to try and get the lugs to drop down. Did the crc trick - Which apparently makes it worse. Steering lock is in affect, however this is not the reason for the key not turning.
I had the car towed to my driveway, as I have looked at all the threads here and thought that I'll have a crack at it myself. Trying desperately to save dollars. $$$$
Now that I've already payed for 1 tow. I'd like to avoid paying for a second to take it to a mechanic and spend more $$$ getting them to do it.
In order to remove the barrel, it is my understanding that I have to get the key to turn to the 'ON' position. I can't do this, as it won't turn at all.
Even if I could turn it, I need to be able remove the sheer bolt. I'm hoping to use the hammer/chisel/G clamp method to do this as I don't want to shell out for a new barrel housing ($100) after I angle grind the b@stard off.
I've also heard of people drilling out the sheer bolt and just replacing it. However I'm reasonably sure that in order to do that, I'm gonna have to drop the steering, as it’s not accessible otherwise. I’m not a mechanic, but I am technically inclined.
So the questions are:
Do I force the barrel by removing the metal part of my key, popping it into the barrel and forcing it with a set of multi grips? Effectively breaking the barrel to get it into the 'ON' position.
Is that going to break my key? If possible I'd like to get the new barrel coded to my old key to save me having 2 keys for the car. (ignition and door)
Is there a way of removing the steering lock and getting the car to go? Thieves techniques? So that if I do decide to go to a mechanic, I can drive and not have to fork out for a tow.
I'd love to hear from anyone who has been through this situation and can give me any advice or may have thought of something I haven't. Thanks for reading
I had the car towed to my driveway, as I have looked at all the threads here and thought that I'll have a crack at it myself. Trying desperately to save dollars. $$$$
Now that I've already payed for 1 tow. I'd like to avoid paying for a second to take it to a mechanic and spend more $$$ getting them to do it.
In order to remove the barrel, it is my understanding that I have to get the key to turn to the 'ON' position. I can't do this, as it won't turn at all.
Even if I could turn it, I need to be able remove the sheer bolt. I'm hoping to use the hammer/chisel/G clamp method to do this as I don't want to shell out for a new barrel housing ($100) after I angle grind the b@stard off.
I've also heard of people drilling out the sheer bolt and just replacing it. However I'm reasonably sure that in order to do that, I'm gonna have to drop the steering, as it’s not accessible otherwise. I’m not a mechanic, but I am technically inclined.
So the questions are:
Do I force the barrel by removing the metal part of my key, popping it into the barrel and forcing it with a set of multi grips? Effectively breaking the barrel to get it into the 'ON' position.
Is that going to break my key? If possible I'd like to get the new barrel coded to my old key to save me having 2 keys for the car. (ignition and door)
Is there a way of removing the steering lock and getting the car to go? Thieves techniques? So that if I do decide to go to a mechanic, I can drive and not have to fork out for a tow.
I'd love to hear from anyone who has been through this situation and can give me any advice or may have thought of something I haven't. Thanks for reading