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Old 10-10-2009, 01:56 PM
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Originally Posted by 280EZRider View Post
IMHO, the steering wheel just needed to be turned slightly to release the pressure on the lock, thus allowing it to be turned by the key.
Of course, if that had been the case, I'm sure the locksmith could have figured that out (even if my daughter couldn't have). So I guess at this point I have no reason to doubt that the tumbler was far enough gone that the key couldn't be turned even with jiggling the steering wheel.
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