1998 Toyota 4runner
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1998 Toyota 4runner
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I got a call from someone over in the Live Oak Park Area in Fallbrook. She'd been driving her 1998 4Runner for years on the same key, and it finally snapped off in the door lock. Not the ignition, the door. The remaining stub was too short to grab, and she'd already tried needle-nose pliers.
When I pulled up, the broken piece was wedged in at an angle. I extracted it clean without damaging the cylinder, which is the part that takes patience. Once that was out, I decoded the lock right there and cut a replacement key blade to match.
She tried it in the door first, then the ignition, then the tailgate. Smooth on all three. That's what I'm checking for on a vehicle this age. Twenty-six-year-old cylinders don't always read a new cut the same way across every lock, so I test everything before I pack up.
She mentioned the dealer wanted her to tow it in and talked about possibly replacing the ignition cylinder as a first step. I didn't replace anything. The cylinder was fine. She just needed the broken piece out and a proper key cut to her vehicle. Way less than what the dealer was pointing her toward, and done in her driveway.
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