XJ stranded me....
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XJ stranded me....
Gotta love these XJ's! Mine stranded me at ace hardware foe about 3 hrs. Yesterday. I went there to get a couple keys cut for her and when I was done no key would work including the original... Luckily there was an O'rileys across the street so I went and bought a new tumbler called a friend who had a steering wheel puller to come give me a hand! Neither of us had ever pulled a steering wheel on a jeep before matter of fact the last time I pulled one was in 1984 on a 67 Firebird. YouTube was only marginally helpful, most of it was pretty straight forward and for 2 semi knowledgable guys it took 3 hours and in the end since the new tumbler came with 2 keys I did get a spare.... I don't recommend this method of getting a spare key!
Oh! There is a video on YouTube of a guy who is having the same problem I had and he hit the key with a mallet which in his video does work! I'm not sure what year jeep he has but I DO NOT recommend this on an 89!!!!
Oh! There is a video on YouTube of a guy who is having the same problem I had and he hit the key with a mallet which in his video does work! I'm not sure what year jeep he has but I DO NOT recommend this on an 89!!!!
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Haha yea there are some questionable "repairs" on youtube sometimes. I have found it to be really helpful at times but certainly think about it before you do exactly what they are telling you too.
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I could put the key in but it wouldn't turn! Then I tried wiggling the steering wheel and the key for over an hour before I decided to change the tumbler.
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