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From: Jeff Strickland on 22 Apr 2010 21:05

"Ray O" <rokigawa(a)NOSPAMtristarassociates.com> wrote in message
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>
> <rfdjr1(a)optonline.net> wrote in message
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>> On Sun, 18 Apr 2010 18:59:16 -0700, "Jeff Strickland"
>> <crwlrjeff(a)yahoo.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>"Ray O" <rokigawa(a)NOSPAMtristarassociates.com> wrote in message
>>>news:hqfu4e$ltd$1(a)news.eternal-september.org...
>>>>
>>>> <rfdjr1(a)optonline.net> wrote in message
>>>> news:v0ums5pvsdes2hjp9qfuqjmlm0u7nnconf(a)4ax.com...
>>>>> My mother-in-law's 1994 Camry is parked in our driveway and I just
>>>>> need
>>>>> to move
>>>>> it back some so we can fit our other two cars. But the battery is and
>>>>> has been
>>>>> dead and I can't get the steering wheel unlocked or the car out of
>>>>> park.
>>>>> Has
>>>>> this anything to do with the dead battery? We'll be getting rid of the
>>>>> car so
>>>>> I'm not going for a new battery or even a service call for a jump
>>>>> start.
>>>>> I just
>>>>> want to unlock the steering wheel and get it into reverse so I can
>>>>> roll
>>>>> it back.
>>>>> Any suggestions? Thanks.
>>>>
>>>> The locked steering wheel does not have anything to do with the dead
>>>> battery, but the inability to move the shifter out of park does.
>>>>
>>>> To unlock the steering wheel, put the key in the ignition, turn the
>>>> steering wheel about a half inch - it will only turn in one direction,
>>>> then turn the ignition key to the on position. With the ignition key
>>>> in
>>>> the on position, the steering wheel should unlock.
>>>>
>>>> For the shifter, look for a small rectangular plastic cover on the
>>>> shifter
>>>> console. The cover will have a small notch. Use a key or small
>>>> screwdriver to pop the cover off, then use the key or screwdriver to
>>>> push
>>>> the notch under the cover down while moving the shifter lever.
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>What Ray said.
>>>
>>>Plus, the steering wheel _might_ need to be moved both ways WHILE turning
>>>the key. The steering lock is mechanical, and the mechanism is directly
>>>linked to the key.
>>>
>>>Whn you get the small cover off, and can manipulate the lock mechanism
>>>inside the shifter, be sure you have the parking brake set, or your foot
>>>on
>>>the brake because the car will move.
>>>
>>>
>>>Thanks for the replies. I can't seem to find any little cover for the
>>>gear shift though.
>>>
>
> Look above the "P" on the shifter for a small rectangular plastic piece
> set into the shifter housing. The rectangular piece will have a small
> cutout just large enough to fit a screwdriver blade in to pry the
> rectangular piece off.
> --


That's a Jeweler's Screwdriver, by the way ...



From: Ray O on 22 Apr 2010 22:47

"Jeff Strickland" <crwlrjeff(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> "Ray O" <rokigawa(a)NOSPAMtristarassociates.com> wrote in message
> news:hqq8k8$s21$1(a)news.eternal-september.org...
>>
>> <rfdjr1(a)optonline.net> wrote in message
>> news:9itvs5hblf861fk8jo49ov37qe51nq92gp(a)4ax.com...
>>> On Sun, 18 Apr 2010 18:59:16 -0700, "Jeff Strickland"
>>> <crwlrjeff(a)yahoo.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>"Ray O" <rokigawa(a)NOSPAMtristarassociates.com> wrote in message
>>>>news:hqfu4e$ltd$1(a)news.eternal-september.org...
>>>>>
>>>>> <rfdjr1(a)optonline.net> wrote in message
>>>>> news:v0ums5pvsdes2hjp9qfuqjmlm0u7nnconf(a)4ax.com...
>>>>>> My mother-in-law's 1994 Camry is parked in our driveway and I just
>>>>>> need
>>>>>> to move
>>>>>> it back some so we can fit our other two cars. But the battery is
>>>>>> and
>>>>>> has been
>>>>>> dead and I can't get the steering wheel unlocked or the car out of
>>>>>> park.
>>>>>> Has
>>>>>> this anything to do with the dead battery? We'll be getting rid of
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> car so
>>>>>> I'm not going for a new battery or even a service call for a jump
>>>>>> start.
>>>>>> I just
>>>>>> want to unlock the steering wheel and get it into reverse so I can
>>>>>> roll
>>>>>> it back.
>>>>>> Any suggestions? Thanks.
>>>>>
>>>>> The locked steering wheel does not have anything to do with the dead
>>>>> battery, but the inability to move the shifter out of park does.
>>>>>
>>>>> To unlock the steering wheel, put the key in the ignition, turn the
>>>>> steering wheel about a half inch - it will only turn in one direction,
>>>>> then turn the ignition key to the on position. With the ignition key
>>>>> in
>>>>> the on position, the steering wheel should unlock.
>>>>>
>>>>> For the shifter, look for a small rectangular plastic cover on the
>>>>> shifter
>>>>> console. The cover will have a small notch. Use a key or small
>>>>> screwdriver to pop the cover off, then use the key or screwdriver to
>>>>> push
>>>>> the notch under the cover down while moving the shifter lever.
>>>>> --
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>What Ray said.
>>>>
>>>>Plus, the steering wheel _might_ need to be moved both ways WHILE
>>>>turning
>>>>the key. The steering lock is mechanical, and the mechanism is directly
>>>>linked to the key.
>>>>
>>>>Whn you get the small cover off, and can manipulate the lock mechanism
>>>>inside the shifter, be sure you have the parking brake set, or your foot
>>>>on
>>>>the brake because the car will move.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Thanks for the replies. I can't seem to find any little cover for the
>>>>gear shift though.
>>>>
>>
>> Look above the "P" on the shifter for a small rectangular plastic piece
>> set into the shifter housing. The rectangular piece will have a small
>> cutout just large enough to fit a screwdriver blade in to pry the
>> rectangular piece off.
>> --
>
>
> That's a Jeweler's Screwdriver, by the way ...
>

A jeweler's screwdriver is too small. A small or medium flat blade
screwdriver is the right size. I've used the flat bladed screwdriver on a
Swiss Army Knife to pop the cover off.
--

Ray O
(correct punctuation to reply)


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