Steering Lock: cut one wire. /switch optional

Baer383 · 12-17-2012, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by hfrog355

Have spent half my morning reading up on this ridiculous problem as my steering lock failed this weekend. Totally didn't know this was an issue until I sat in the grocery parking lot with melting ice cream waiting to get picked up because my lock had failed.

At any rate, I want to order the harness and go that route. I take it it isn't too late to order it? It seems to have the fewest downsides of any of the solutions.

My question is, what are the other possible methods we might have of getting the lock to disengage one last time? Just gotta get it undone once...

Try hitting it with a hammer as you try to start it some guys have had success with that.

SouthArk370Z · 12-17-2012, 12:24 PM

It doesn't have to be a big hammer. The side of your fist or the toe of your shoe/boot may be enough to free it up.

If you do not have the harness when you free the lock, I highly recommend that you pull the fuse until you can install it.

If you do get the lock to free up, do NOT touch the start button (leave everything on) until you install the harness (or temporarily pull the fuse).

Harness installation is very easy and pulling the fuse is not hard to do, so you shouldn't need much luck, but here's some anyway:
Good luck.

12-17-2012, 12:24 PM	#2 (permalink)
SouthArk370Z Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: South Arkansas Posts: 8,435 Drives: 2014 Challenger Rep Power: 324199	It doesn't have to be a big hammer. The side of your fist or the toe of your shoe/boot may be enough to free it up. If you do not have the harness when you free the lock, I highly recommend that you pull the fuse until you can install it. If you do get the lock to free up, do NOT touch the start button (leave everything on) until you install the harness (or temporarily pull the fuse). Harness installation is very easy and pulling the fuse is not hard to do, so you shouldn't need much luck, but here's some anyway: Good luck. __________________ Steering Lock Links - Search The370Z Bookmarklet - FSM @ NICOclub Mankind has progressed past the need for war but we haven't evolved that far. - NachoMahma

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