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| Registered Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Burlingame, CA 
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				 |  Ignition barrel doesn't turn 
			I hopped in my 911 tonight to take it for a spin, and the key won't turn.  I recall last night when I shut it off i felt a little bit of resistance when I turned it to the off position, but it wasn't much, and I thought that might have been because the key wasn't fully seated in the lock.  I went to start it tonight, and it won't budge.  I tried shaking the wheel back and forth (left to right) repeatedly while turning, but it won't budge.  Something's fuched up!  Anybody got any ideas?
		 
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|  12-20-2007, 10:10 PM | 
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|  12-21-2007, 12:03 AM | 
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|  12-21-2007, 04:12 AM | 
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| Autodidactic user Join Date: May 2003 Location: Summerfield, NC 
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			A little help here:  Ignition key will not turn! and here: Ignition key gets stuck!!!!!!!  and here: STUCK -steering lock/ignition locked.  The common theme seems to be clean and lubricate the cylinder. Merry Christmas! 
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|  12-21-2007, 08:24 AM | 
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| Registered Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Burlingame, CA 
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			Thank you for your replies, I got the problem fixed today.  I took a long thick screwdriver and placed the flat tip of it on the top of the opening where the key goes in.  On the handle, I gently tapped with a hammer, ever so gently, just enough to send some vibrations along the tumblers to get any stuck ones to fall back in to place.  It worked like a charm.  Immediately following I shot in a quick blast of tri-flow lubricant and worked the key in and out, and turned the tumbler left and right a dozen times to get the oil flowing.  Seems okay! Thanks again for everyone's help, happy holidays!  Jon 
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