Post#36 » Thu Oct 07, 2021 7:22 am
You can easily tell if your steering lock is disabled by looking at the condition of the metal button on the ignition lock. There are several methods to disable it such as grinding it down, epoxy and drilling.
To avoid any kind of ignition failure in the future. I would advise to replace the ignition lock/disable the steering lock, and get a new tumbler. Sometimes it will give you a warning when its about to go by letting you off the hook but if that ever happens, change it out immediately. You can replace everything without removing the steering wheel and be careful of the IR ring wire and to not damage the wood trim.
Also you should avoid using heavy keychains or items which prematurely wear out these already worn components such as the key itself and proactively using graphite powder to help lubricate the lock cylinder.