Okay, so for the last few weeks my ignition lock/tumbler was acting up. Feeling like it was binding and I was having trouble turning it. So I replaced the tumbler with a new one from autohauaz. Worked alright. Went to start it last night at a friend's house and it just would not turn. Over 2 hrs of fiddling with it and finally got it to position 2 where i proceeded to take out the tumbler and I now start the car with a pair of needle nose pliers and a flathead screwdriver. There is still some resistance when using the needle nose, but i can still turn/start it.

So the question is, is the actual steering lock mechanism to blame? Did I get a bad tumbler? Whats involved with taking out the column lock?

Thanks!

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