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I contacted the only tow truck driver in Raton NM (which is an economically depressed backwater) about hauling the Cruiser over Raton Pass to the Toyota Dealer in Trinidad CO. He asked if he could come and do an inspecction - sure I said. I...

Mny thanks. If I am not to crippled I'll give it a try. Jim

Many thanks for that. Q: "But if yours is locked, it probably means the pins have broken." I cannot turn it to ACC. When you say pins are broken doe you mean inside the ignition switch tumbler or the pins in the steering wheel lock itself...

If you mean the Key switch, you normally turn the key to acc, then there's a small hole on the bottom of the cylinder. Stick a small nail or whatever in there and push, then pull the cylinder. But if yours is locked, it probably means the pins...

I ran a search here and got my original post and your reply.

If you do a search you should find a few posts on this procedure. Good luck with it, not a hard job.

My 85 FJ60 has a total failure of the steering / ignition switch interlock. Steering wheel is totally locked and key will not turn. For 20 min. I yanked the steering wheel side to side but no joy. Toyota dealer says switch is NLA so I ordered...