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Your key is stuck in the ignition and wont turn back and is draining your battery how do you fix this?
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∙ 15y ago
Pull the battery cables to keep the battery from draining then replace the tumbler in your ignition. Depending on the year it's not too hard, but you will have to remove the steering wheel and turn signal switching inside the column. Autozone has new keyed tumbler asssemblies for about $15, and you can rent a steering wheel puller from them. The first time mine failed I had a shop do it and the $75/hour labor cost was around $200. I just replaced the tumbler assembly myself in Dec. for the cost of the tumbler assembly. You will have to be careful with the plastic parts in the coumn as they will be brittle in an older truck, and the bottom piece in the turn signal switch sucks to replace. (Go ahead and buy a new top piece (that doesn't have the wires on it) and replace it while the steering wheel is off.) Look for a Chilton's or Haynes manual for your year model and look up how to replace the ignition lock before committing to tear your truck apart to make sure you want to do it yourself. Most auto parts stores and bookstores that carry the manuals will have them out where you can read them, especially used book stores. If you decide to work on it yourself, have another vehicle or a friend with a vehicle handy to run for parts.
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