ignition cylinder lock

[maroman88]

im having a problem with the key/ignition in my 88 camaro... no vats or anything fancy in 88! problem is it wont unlock unless u fiddle with it and get it just right... once u get it just right it turns the rest of the way as freely as could be. think ill need to replace the cylinder or what?

[Tru2Chevy]

Is the key pretty worn out? My dad's old '84 Silverado was like that near the end of it's life a few years ago. Key was really worn, had to wiggle it around like crazy 1/2 the time to get it to start, but once you did you could just pull the key right back out.

- Justin

[sweetbmxrider]

Yeah, sounds more key related. Try shooting some graphite into the cylinder, might help.

[maroman88]

yes key is worn... i had a new key cut but it doesnt work... the old key is terrible and prob a horrible template to try and cut a new key off of

[maroman88]

Originally Posted by sweetbmxrider

Yeah, sounds more key related. Try shooting some graphite into the cylinder, might help.

you are awesome... works a lot better now, i just happened to have some in my basement

[sweetbmxrider]