Danny King Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 Had a customer in today with a Vauxhall Lazer Key which came from a tvr. We cut the key key will go into ignation barrel and pull out ok. But once you have started the car then you turn it off and try to pull it out it seems to stick so you need to give it a tug to get it out. Any Idea's????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auto Key Wizard Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 That'll be HU43 keyway, a good squirt with a quality lube should sort it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keymaker Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 Check length of copy? Might be slightly out of line with wafers, and jamming in chamber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auto Key Wizard Posted February 19, 2011 Report Share Posted February 19, 2011 It has nothing to do with the key. There is a sprung latch/pawl at the front of the lock that gets worn, a quick strip down & the latch/pawl dressed with a file will give a solution Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamparker Posted February 19, 2011 Report Share Posted February 19, 2011 You can also remove the part terry refers to altogether,its only purpose is to keep some of the ignition feeds live untill the key is removed (radio).if you remove it when turning the ignition off the barrel will automatically pop out but it will stop any problems with the key turning. We do 1 every couple of weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autolock Posted February 19, 2011 Report Share Posted February 19, 2011 you can buy an unassembled ignition lock from nth west keys and other suppliers for about £15 which come with all wafers,which you can build back to original.some older tvr s used ym27 and hu43 keyways but the replacement ignition will do for either keyway.use a lot of these and if youre going to remove ignition lock it will cure youre problem with no come backs.hope this helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auto Key Wizard Posted February 19, 2011 Report Share Posted February 19, 2011 Two areas to watch out for... Sprung pin in rear of lock cylinder, it will shoot out like a bullet when disassembling, never to been seen again. Sprung latch in steering lock housing will sometimes need setting when installing lock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
decker Posted February 19, 2011 Report Share Posted February 19, 2011 Terry is correct with his diagnosis for once Just a word of warning. Make sure you are insured to work on ignitions. general locksmith liability insurance does not cover you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Friend Posted February 19, 2011 Report Share Posted February 19, 2011 especially if the car catches fire or worse the steering lock flies in after you have worked on it and it drives through a crowd...... it's all happened before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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