AZ Nomad > wrote in
:

> On Wed, 08 Feb 2006 06:46:05 -0800, jim beam >
> wrote:
>
>
>>creditcontrol wrote:
>>> Am having a problem with the key not turning in the ignition unless
>>> I shake the steering wheel violently. Mechanic says there's nothing
>>> he can do! Any suggestions?
>>>
>>yes. find someone that really /is/ a mechanic, not just someone that
>>charges you money for just /saying/ they're a mechanic.
>
> However in this case the "mechanic" was right. It is normal for a
> lock cylinder to stick when there's pressure against it from the
> steering wheel lock.
>
> You don't need to have it fixed and you don't need to shake the
> steering wheel violently.




Of course you do. It's exactly the same sort of principle that governs the
correct bolt torque for the clueless wrench: Tighten 'til it breaks, then
back it off a quarter turn.






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