Key Broke Off

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DougC

Key Broke Off

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Guys,

I jumped in my spider today for a sunny day run and the key broke right off in the ignition like it was made of butter. I had to disconnect the battery to get the buzzer to stop! Any suggestions for getting the rest of the key out of the slot? :(

-Doug
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124JOE
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Your car is a: 1978 124 fiat spider sport 1800
Location: SO. WI

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a thin scroll saw blade broken off so the teeth pull out .if this works put the saw under the key pushing the tumblers down when it grabs the key pull it out

i hope this helps.joe
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manoa matt
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Your car is a: 1978 Fiat 124 Spider 1800
Location: Honolulu, Hawaii

Re: Key Broke Off

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hemostat clamp, tiny needle nose pliers, tweezers
DougC

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124JOE wrote:a thin scroll saw blade broken off so the teeth pull out .if this works put the saw under the key pushing the tumblers down when it grabs the key pull it out

i hope this helps.joe
Brilliant! Took a coping saw blade and broke off the end so the teeth pulled out, that got it far enough out that I could grab it with needle nose pliers.

Thanks! :D
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