1989 Jeep ignition stuck

Tiny
ANDROO
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  • 1989 JEEP CHEROKEE
My son came home in his 89 Jeep Cherokee (4. OL, manual) with the key stuck in the ignition in the on position. The key could be pulled out of the switch but the switch itself would not budge. The release lever wouldn't do a thing so we popped the clutch to kill the car. That's when I noticed the tilt steering is also pretty loose. There is around a half inch of play up and down even when the steering wheel is locked into place. I looked up in the Jeep manual thinking it is a bad key lock cylinder but the loose tilt steering wheel has me puzzled. Thoughts?
Sunday, February 4th, 2007 AT 2:04 PM

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Tiny
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There is some bolts that have worked loose in the bottom of the tilt part of the colum, the steering wheel needs to come off, and the rest in side of the colum, to get to the bolts, then when you have that apart you might as well replace the key lock.
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Sunday, February 4th, 2007 AT 4:13 PM

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