Key broke in the lock. How 2 get it out?

crazy4maxima · Mar 28th, 2003, 12:00 AM

WEll after 12 years of use.. my key finally gave out.. funny thing was that i put the key into the lock and turned it and the lock opened. I was taking the key out the hole and it broke as i was taking it out.. thank god for the key pad keyless entry, which is what i use now to get in the max.. also thank god for a copy of the key.. when i purchased my max about 2 years ago i made 3 copys of the master key... i always carry a spare just in case.

any how is there anyway i can get that broken key out? Can i take the cylinder to the lock smith and have them take it out...?? what are my options.?

thanks...

Crazy4Max

92-PerlMax · Apr 4th, 2003, 02:16 PM

its not that really hard..i had that prob once also. take the door cover off to where you access to the key cylinder and from there just work with it. tools you need might be a swezzers and maybe a nidle.

dschrier · Apr 4th, 2003, 05:17 PM

I don't know if this would work, but if you had a really strong magnet it might be able to pull the key out...depending on how stuck the fragment is.

crazy4maxima · Apr 4th, 2003, 11:27 PM

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Originally posted by dschrier
I don't know if this would work, but if you had a really strong magnet it might be able to pull the key out...depending on how stuck the fragment is.

now that is what i call a working mind..

92-PerlMax · Apr 4th, 2003, 11:44 PM

a magnet, dude where are you going to get a strong magnet from...and it would probably not work. the key is stuck in there.it would be easyer if you just open the door cover and get to the key cylinder. and you well see the broken peice. and just mess with and it will come out. im just telling you from my experince

dschrier · Apr 5th, 2003, 09:47 AM

It was just a suggestion. I didn't think it would really work, just offering some alternatives.

92-PerlMax · Apr 5th, 2003, 01:59 PM

yea i know....shit...if there was a magnet like that i be borken key left to right

dschrier · Apr 5th, 2003, 03:49 PM

There are magnets that are quite small and would pull the key piece out if it wasn't jammed in. We used them in physics class in high school, but I'm not sure where you would be such a thing.

92-PerlMax · Apr 9th, 2003, 02:10 PM

so how you coming.crazy4maxima,did you get that pice of key out yet ?

crazy4maxima · Apr 9th, 2003, 03:45 PM

92-PerlMax · Apr 10th, 2003, 11:53 PM

did you try what i was tellin you? or to lazy to do it the hard way