Rmove the lock before it sticks..
Take it apart and remove the brass slides "tumblers"..
Leave the key retainer on..
Reassemble and reinstall..
Now only you know that any MB key will work..
Hank
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Berryman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 12:03 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Sticky ignition lock
On Feb 27, 2006, at 6:34 PM, Hendrik Riessen wrote:
Yeah but that costs money, I'll try lubricating (thanks Luther) and
another
key before doing the right thing.
Hang on, bugger it the ashtray is full as well might as well buy
another
car:-)
Hendrik
who had a lead on a cheap 190D 2.5 but it was sold by the time I
got around
there and it only had 217k kmhs
Hendrick who always has something clever after his name.
You should really heed this advice, lest you want to be known as
Hendrick who thought he'd try to save some money and is now pulling
his hair out because he has to drill out a hardened lock cylinder.
No joke, the ignition lock is telling you it is going to fail in the
not too distant future. When you can no longer turn the key it will
be impossible to remove the lock cylinder without a lot of effort.
Its not a pretty sight. Many on this list once thought they knew it
all and went about trying to avoid fixing the problem and came up
with all kinds of ideas. None have been successful and many of the
aforementioned folks will bear testimony to their foolishness. 1(800)
741-5252 good place to start or visit your local dealer with VIN to
get one keyed to your car.
Johnny B.
I Mac Therefore I am
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