ok so yesterday i parked my 88 ef hatch at target when the steering wheel locked up and the key wouldnt turn at al. i tried the whole wiggling thing and everything and after about an hour it finally worked so i drove home and now it happened again and it wont turn. is there any way to fix this or how can i remove my ignition so i can start it with a screw driver?

 

Good one... you want people to give you information about how to steal Hondas...

You are funny... also just because you use a screwdriver to start the car does not disable the steering lock.

Take it to a shop and have them replace the tumbler for you or worst case the whole column.

 

omg lol seriously? im not trying to steal anything i need to drive to get my girlfriend and this is happening

 

sounds like you wiggled the key. to you try and turn the wheel as well? move the wheel from side to side as you are turning the key. other than that think you'd have to take your steering column and ignition apart

 

i tried all of that for about an hour now and nothing is working how would i go about taking the ignition apart though? ive never done it before

 

just start taking your covers off and pulling screws out that look like they go to the ignition. haven't done it either but just go for it. you'll never learn if you dont try. you probably couldnt mess it up more than it already is. and if your not trying to steal it you should have plenty of time to work on it lol.... sorry had to throw that in

 

lol its cool. i hate when people just assume the worst

 

I couldn't care less about what the situation is but I am not going to be the one putting out information on how to go about doing what you are asking. Yes I do know exactly how to do it and there are things you can do to slow down thieves; either way there is an easy way to do what you want but it breaks things. Last time I checked if a cop sees a hanging ignition they will think the car is stolen.

You are just asking for problems kid, so just have a shop take care of it if you do not have the ability to do it yourself.

 

well i kinda had the same problem with my old Eg. what i figured out after 3 hours on a really sunny day was that, if you unplug the battery and then go turn the key, it will turn front or back and will get out of the ignition, well worked for me never fixed it since i sold it, but if you run in to trouble try it, and see if it works for you

 

ok cool thanks. and never satisfied or whatever dude people come on here for help i understand that its illegal but if your car was stranded somewhere where you just wanna get it home wouldnt you wanna do anything just to get it home. in order to take it to a shop wouldnt i have to drive it to? this website is used for help not to sit on here and be a douche about every little question you dont agree on

 

and my problem isnt the key is getting stuck its that the ignition wont turn at all

 

its been a while and im still having this problem. is there any way i can disengage my steering wheel lock so i can trailer it to a shop? please help as im in desperate need of my car lol

 

Disconnect the u-joint on the steering linkage...

 

just got it fixed by a shop and they charged me 500 dollars

 

and i bet that they didn't change any parts. all you had to do was turn the steering wheel the opposite direction the wheels are facing and then turn the key. it is that simple. you can say that you have tried that but i am willing that you are young and dont know what you are doing.

 

go on, rub his face in the dirt and make him lick the heel of your boot

 

just stating the obvious

 

you should of sent me a paypal of $500 and i would of told you verbally how to do it...!!!

 

your a idiot dude i got a whole new lock chamber cause i didnt have the tools to do it. if your going to try and call people young and stupid on here maybe you should read the rest of it where i stated that i had already tried that...

 

I know you already spent $500.00 and had to walk while the car was in the shop.

But I do have to ask a question.

Did you try your "spare" key(s)?

Don't tell me not having spare key(s) cost you $500.00.

 

no the lock cylinder was completely toast im not an idiot and i had the right thing replaced.

 

where did i call you stupid? now you are jumping to conclusion and making yourself look dumb. all i said is that you must me YOUNG. but anyways we all know how people are on car forums. they said they did this and did that while trouble shooting, but in all reality they did not do anything. they are setting there and gathering all the info and when the time is right then they go try all the suggestions that was handed to them.

 

Glad you got it fixed wether it was something dumb or not at least its good now. Sucks you had to spend 500 though.I would be a little pissy over that price.

 

yeah it kinda sucks just glad to have my car back

 

so just because im young means that i dont know what im doing? and obviously you think im stupid if you think that i didnt try everything like that.