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ignition lock cylinder...junk!

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Old Jan 21, 2011 | 03:35 AM
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From: nebraska
Year: 1989
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Default ignition lock cylinder...junk!

i replaced my lock cylinder just yesterday and already it is giving me problems. i can start it without using the key. and the key just pulls out from anyposition. did i do somthing wrong or is a just a bad ignition.
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Old Jan 21, 2011 | 05:48 AM
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Does the rest of the cylinder move freely? Put it back together 100%? If not, return it, they're cheap enough, but just tell the store it's defective.
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Old Jan 21, 2011 | 07:01 AM
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Id almost say you got a defective one, I just changed mine out a week ago and zero problems.
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