Key Snapped Off Inside a Door Lock or Ignition Cylinder Extraction¶

Turning a stiff front-door deadbolt on a freezing night or twisting a worn car key in the ignition only to feel the brass blade snap cleanly in two, leaving the jagged shaft buried inside the keyway while the bow of the key sits uselessly in your fingers, creates an immediate lockout and security emergency. Your first instinct is usually to take the broken handle of the key and push it back into the lock to see if the two pieces will still turn together.

Stop immediately and never push the broken key stub back into the keyway. Shoving the broken handle into the lock pushes the severed blade deeper past the spring-loaded brass tumbler pins, wedging it against the back stop of the cylinder where only a complete lock disassembly can reach it. Follow the locksmith mechanical extraction steps below to align the plug, lubricate the pins, and slide the broken blade straight out of the keyway without ruining the lock cylinder or stranding your vehicle.

Fai nei loa¶

1. Check for life-safety lockout emergencies first. If a child, dependent senior, or pet is locked inside a hot or freezing car or house, or if a stove is on inside, do not spend 15 minutes trying to extract a broken key: call your local emergency number immediately (911 in the United States and Canada, 112 across the European Union, 999 in the United Kingdom; see numera fa'afuase'i) and follow our guide on locked out of a car or home in extreme cold or heat.
2. Keep the broken bow (head) of the key safe and DO NOT push it back into the lock. Even after you extract the snapped blade, you will need both halves of the broken key so a hardware store or locksmith can clamp the two pieces in a vise to read the exact factory depth code or trace a replacement key.
3. Rotate the lock plug back to the vertical "Neutral / Home" (12 o'clock or 6 o'clock) key-insertion position before pulling. A pin-tumbler or wafer lock physically cannot release a key blade while the cylinder plug is turned at an angle (such as 2 o'clock or 10 o'clock), because the upper driver pins are sheared off and blocking the keyway slot. Use the tip of a small flathead screwdriver against the outer face of the plug (without pushing the broken key deeper) to gently turn the cylinder plug straight back to its normal vertical key-entry position.
4. Spray a tiny burst of lubricant (WD-40, dry PTFE spray, or penetrating oil) into the top of the keyway above the broken blade. Never squirt glue or thick grease into the lock. A 1-second spritz of penetrating spray reduces brass-on-brass friction against the spring-loaded pins by 70 percent.
5. If at least 1.5 millimeters (0.06 inches) of the broken key is sticking out, grip it with needle-nose pliers or angled tweezers and wiggle it up-and-down while pulling straight out. If the blade is recessed flush inside the keyway, use the Fine-Tooth Jigsaw / Coping Saw Blade Hook Method or the Two-Safety-Pin / Sewing-Needle Pry Method detailed below.
6. If the key snapped inside a modern car ignition cylinder, hold the broken plastic key head (which contains the RFID transponder chip) right next to the ignition ring if turning the cylinder. Never squirt hot glue or super glue into a car ignition cylinder, and disconnect the negative battery terminal if the ignition is stuck in the "ACC / ON" position so the car battery does not drain dead.

flowchart TD
    A["Key snapped off inside a door lock, padlock, or car ignition"] --> B{"Child/pet trapped inside OR extreme heat/cold emergency?"}
    B -->|"Yes: Immediate life threat"| C["Call 911/112/999 immediately and execute safe window/entry rescue"]
    B -->|"No: Safe to perform mechanical extraction"| D["Step 1: Do NOT push broken key handle in; rotate cylinder plug to vertical Neutral/Home position"]
    D --> E["Step 2: Apply 1-second spray of WD-40, PTFE, or silicone lubricant into keyway"]
    E --> F{"How deep is the broken key blade sitting?"}
    F -->|"Protruding 1.5 mm+ outside the face of the plug"| G["Grip with needle-nose pliers or nail clippers; rock gently up-and-down while pulling straight out"]
    F -->|"Flush or recessed inside a Door Deadbolt / Knob / Padlock"| H{"Which household extraction tool do you have?"}
    H -->|"Fine-tooth jigsaw blade or coping saw blade"| I["Method 1: Slide blade along top of keyway with teeth angled BACKWARD; hook first bitting cut and pull"]
    H -->|"Two sewing needles, safety pins, or bobby pins"| J["Method 2: Use one pin at top to push brass tumbler pins UP while second pin levers key notch outward"]
    H -->|"Hot-glue stick + lighter (Door locks ONLY)"| K["Method 3: Soften tip of solid glue stick, press against flush face for 90 sec until cool, pull straight out"]
    F -->|"Snapped inside Car Ignition Cylinder"| L["Put gear in PARK; turn cylinder to LOCK/OFF; extract with hooked wire/saw blade (NEVER use glue in ignition)"]

Why a broken key refuses to slide out (The "Shear Line" rule)¶

Before poking any wire or tool into your lock, understand the #1 mechanical reason why people fail to get a broken key out: the cylinder plug is slightly rotated away from the neutral shear line.

Inside a standard house lock (Schlage, Kwikset, Yale, Euro-cylinder) or car ignition, a row of 5 to 6 spring-loaded key pins (or flat brass wafers in car locks) sit inside vertical chambers drilled through both the outer lock housing (bible) and the inner rotating plug.

   [ CORRECT: PLUG AT 12 O'CLOCK NEUTRAL ]      [ WRONG: PLUG ROTATED TO 2 O'CLOCK ]
         Upper Driver Pin  [|||]                      Upper Housing Wall Blocks Pin
   ------Shear Line--------[---]------          -----------------\    /--------------
         Lower Key Pin     [|||]  <-- Can lift UP                 [|||]  <-- Pin is LOCKED down
         Broken Key Blade  [===]  <-- Slides OUT                  [===]      into key notch

1. When the Plug Is Rotated Even 10 Degrees (2 O'Clock or 10 O'Clock): The lower key pins are trapped underneath the solid brass wall of the outer housing. They physically cannot rise upward out of the V-shaped cuts (bitting notches) on your broken key blade. Pulling with 50 kilograms of force while the plug is rotated will never budge the key.
2. When the Plug Is Rotated Back to the Exact Vertical Neutral Position (Usually 12 O'Clock): The lower key pins align directly beneath the upper pin chambers. Now, as you pull the broken key outward, the sloped ramps on the key cuts can push the spring-loaded pins smoothly upward into their chambers, and the broken blade slides right out.

How to check and align the cylinder plug in 10 seconds¶

Look closely at the rectangular keyway slot on the front of the lock: - If the slot is tilted diagonally (because the key snapped mid-turn while unlocking or locking the deadbolt), place the flat tip of a small screwdriver or the edge of a coin against the outer metal rim of the keyway slot (making sure you are touching the rotating plug face, not pushing against the broken key inside) and rotate the plug back until the keyway slot is dead-vertical (or matches the exact angle where you normally insert the key). - Bonus Trick If the Door Is Currently Locked and the Broken Key Is All the Way In: If the broken blade was pushed 100 percent of the way to the back of the cylinder before it snapped, all 5 pins are already sitting at the shear line. Before pulling the broken piece out, use the tip of a flathead screwdriver on the outer rim of the plug to turn the plug the rest of the way to unlock the deadbolt and open your front door first, so you can sit inside your warm, well-lit house while extracting the broken piece (or unscrew the lock from the inside in 2 minutes).

4 Proven Mechanical Extraction Methods (No Locksmith Kit Required)¶

Once the plug is aligned in the neutral position and sprayed with a tiny burst of lubricant, choose the method below that matches the tools you have on hand.

Method 1: The Jigsaw Blade or Coping Saw Blade Extractor (Best Overall Method)¶

A professional locksmith's broken-key extractor is simply a thin strip of spring steel with tiny backward-pointing barbs. A fine-tooth metal-cutting jigsaw blade (T-shank or U-shank), a coping saw blade, or a fret saw blade from a garage toolbox has the exact same thickness (0.8 to 1.0 millimeter) and backward-raked teeth:

1. Prepare the Blade: Take a fine-tooth jigsaw blade or snap a 10-centimeter (4-inch) section off a thin coping saw or mini hacksaw blade. (If a jigsaw blade is slightly too tall to fit into the top of the keyway alongside the key, use pliers to snap off the very tip or grind the smooth back spine slightly thinner.)
2. Check Tooth Direction (Teeth Must Point Toward Your Hand): Look at the tiny serrated teeth on the blade. Orient the blade so the sharp points of the teeth are angled BACKWARD toward your hand (like fishhooks) and facing downward toward the bumpy cut edge of the broken key.
3. Slide the Blade Into the Open Space at the Top of the Keyway:
4. On almost all house deadbolts, the flat bottom spine of the broken key rests on the floor of the keyway while the V-shaped cuts (bitting) face upward toward the brass tumbler pins.
5. Slide the thin saw blade gently into the narrow gap at the top of the keyway right between the brass tumbler pins and the jagged top edge of the broken key (or along the thin side groove of the keyway).
6. Hook, Rotate Slightly, and Pull Straight Out:
7. Oomi le mata ili pe tusa o le 10 i le 15 milimita (0.5 inisi) se'ia e lagona ua pasi i luga o le notch muamua o le ki gau.
8. Fa'ai'u teisi le 'au o le mata'ili ina ia 'ai i tua nifo ili i le 'apamemea vaivai o le lau ki ua gau, ma toso sa'o sa'o i fafo. O le taimi lava e oso ai le pito o le ki gau i le 2 milimita mai le pito i luma o le pa'u, uu mau i le fiila isu po'o le tipi atigivae ma toso i fafo.

Metotia 2: Le Fa'ailoga e Lua "Si'i-ma-Savali" (Pini Saogalemu, nila Su'isu'i, po'o pine Bobby)¶

Afai e leai sau mata ili ma o loo tu i fafo o lou fale mautotogi ma na o se ato tupe, atotupe, po o mea masani a le fale, faaaoga lua pine mamafa mamafa, lua nila su'isu'i malo, lua SIM-card ejector pine, po o le vae u'amea mafolafola o se pine pine (tipi ese le lopa palasitika lapotopoto i le pito o le pine ma ou nifo po o u'amea maai 9):

flowchart TD
    A["Sauni ni pine malo se lua ( pine saogalemu mamafa, nila su'isu'i, po'o ni fasipepa e le'i pi'o fa'atasi ma se tama'i matau pito 1-mm 90-tikeri)"] --> B["Pin #1 (Si'i i luga): Fa'ase'e i luga o le fa'alo o le ala ki e tulei ai fa'amau apamemea muamua e 1-2 UP i totonu o latou potu."]
    B --> C["Fa'amau #2 (Ma'o Ave'ese): Fa'ase'e i totonu i se tulimanu 45-tikeri i lalo ole Pin #1 e oomi atu i le V-notch muamua o le ki gau."]
    C --> D["Taofi le pine #1 i luga a'o fa'ae'e le pine #2 i fafo: savali i luma le lau gau i luma 2 mm i le taimi se'ia mafai ona u'u e tui."]

1. Aisea e Tele Fai ai Le Tasi Na'o le To'atasi: A e tu'i se kipepepa se tasi i se ki gau, o lo'o oomi sa'o i lalo le pine apamemea o lo'o tumu i le puna i lalo i le togi loloto muamua o le ki gau e pei o le pakaga.
2. Fa'aoga le pine #1 e Si'i ai le Pine Tumbler Luma: Fa'ase'e lau pine muamua (po'o le vae manifi mafolafola mafolafola) i luga o le tauluga o le ala tele, tulei le pine apamemea muamua pe lua sa'o i luga i o latou puna.
3. ** Fa'aaoga le pine #2 e fa'aoso ai le ki i luma:** A'o fa'amauina le pine #1 i le pito i luga o le avanoa, fa'ai'u le pito ma'ai o lau nila lona lua po'o le pine saogalemu i lalo i se tulimanu 45-tikeri i totonu o le V-tipi muamua i luga o le lau ki gau, ma togi le ki i luma ia te oe i le 2 milimita. Toe fai le savali e lua-laasaga faalua se'ia o'o ina pipii mamao mai le atigi'apa apamemea e pipii ai i ninii, kilipi atigilima, po o ni tupe se lua e oomi faatasi e pei o ni tui.

Metotia 3: O le Fa'a'upega Fa'alu'u Fa'a'au'au (Mo Fa'amulumulu Faitotoa-Loka Na'o)¶

Afai na motu le ki sa'o i luma o le faitotoa pito i luma o se pa'u po'o se loka o le fale (ina ia mafai ai ona e iloa lelei le koluse mafolafola o le 'apa apamemea gau o lo'o saofai ma le pu ki, ae leai se mea e pipii mai e uu i tui):

1. ** Fa'amama Mua'i Fuga i Luma:** Afai ua uma ona e su'iina le WD-40 po'o le suau'u i luma o le loka, solo le pito apamemea o le ponaivi ki gau-mamago ma se mea e fufui i se mataua o le ava malosi po'o le fa'amama lima (e le pipi'i le kelu vevela i se mea su'u).
2. Faamalulu le Ivi o se Laau Kelu Malosi: Uu se fasi laau kelu vevela manino po o le malosi tele ma faamafanafana na'o le luma 1 senitimita (0.4 inisi) o le pito i se moli sikaleti pe fetaui mo le 4 i le 5 sekone seia oo ina liu pipii le pito ma pei o le putty (aua le liusuavai seia susu e pei o le vai).
3. Oomi Malosi i le Fufulu Ta'e Ki mo le 90 Sekona: Oomi sa'o le kelu faamalūlū i le pito apamemea o le ki gau ma taofi mau mo 90 i le 120 sekone seia maalili ma malo atoa i le pito apamemea gau.
4. Toso Sa'o I tua I le Tu'u o le Ala Ki: Aua le mimilo pe punou le kelu i autafa. Toso le la'au kelu malo sa'o i tua a'o fe'ei lemu i luga ma lalo; a o'o loa i fafo e le ki le 3 milimita, sui i tui nila-isu e fa'auma ai le toso mama i fafo.

Metotia 4: Le 2-Minute Interior Disassembly (Afai e te maua le avanoa i totonu o le Faitotoa)¶

Afai e iai sou faitoto'a pito i tua, ulufale i le faleta'avale, po'o le fa'amalama o lo'o tatala, pe ua uma fo'i ona e su'eina le polo i se sikulivili e tatala ai le faitoto'a, 'aua le fa'amaimauina le taimi e fagota ai i luma o le loka: 1. Ave se fa'ailoga masani Phillips #2 sikulati i le i totonu o le faitoto'a ma tatala le faamaufa'a uumi e lua o lo'o uu ai le ipu fa'alili lima matua (po'o le ki o le faitoto'a) i le pa'u pito i fafo. 2. Sii i luga le pusa ki fafo i lou lima ma fuli i luga e tilotilo i le itu tua o le polo taamilo. 3. I luga o le tele o fa'amaufa'ailoga ma loka, o le pito pito i tua o le ala autu e matala atoa ** i tafatafa o le si'usi'u u'amea mafolafola. Na'o le tulei sa'o sa'o o se kipepepa e le'i pi'o po'o se fao manifinifi i tua o le avanoa o le ala autu ma tulei le lau ki gau sa'o i fafo.

Fa'ata'ita'iga 2: O le a le mea e fai pe a pa'u se ki i totonu o le pa'u afi ta'avale¶

O le talepeina o se ki i totonu o le ki o le ta'avale e fa'ailoa mai ai ni fa'alavelave fa'afuase'i se tolu o ta'avale e le o iai i luga o le faitoto'a o le fale: fa'amalo o le koluma o le uili, fa'amama ma'a ta'avale parasitic, ma le ** pu'upu'u transponder immobilizer eletise**.

flowchart TD
    A["Na ta'e le ki i totonu o le Ta'avale Ta'avale"] --> B{"O le fea le tulaga o lo'o mau ai le fa'apogai afi?"}
    B -->|"Pi'i ile ON po'o le ACC (Mila o le laupapa/leitio tumau i luga)"| C["Aveese muamua le uaea le lelei (-) 10-mm le maa ta'avale i lalo o le pulou ina ia aua ne'i mate le maa"]
    B -->|"I le LOCK/OFF tulaga"| D["Fa'amautinoa o lo'o atoatoa le sifi fa'asalalau i PARK (po'o le Neutral) ma fa'agaoioi le foeuli agavale-taumatau e fa'amama ai le mamafa o koluma."]
    C --> D
    D --> E["Taofi le tapuni o le pefu u'amea o lo'o tumu i le tautotogo matala ma se tama'i tuitui nifo po'o se mea faigaluega fa'avevela"]
    E --> F["Ave'ese le lau ua gau e fa'aaoga ai le La'au Jigsaw, Fa'amea Loka, po'o le Mata'i Fa'amau e Lua ('A'E LE fa'aogaina le kelu i se fa'amumu)"]
    F --> G["Mana'omia le fa'agaoioia o le ta'avale i se fa'alavelave fa'afuase'i a'o le'i suia le ki? Siaki le Transponder Chip Proximity Tulafono"]

Laasaga taua mo le aveeseina o ki afi afi¶

1. Fa'ate'a muamua le mamafa o le fa'amauina o le koluma fa'afoe:
2. Afai o lo'o pipii mau le pa'u loka o le foeuli i le kamela fa'amumu, o le a fusifusia le fa'amu ma mumusu e toe liliu i tua. LOCK / OFF tulaga.
3. Uu mau le uili ma toso teisi i le agavale ma le taumatau e su'e ai le "suamalie" lea e pa'u ifo ai le tete'e o le foeuli i le zero, fa'amaonia le kilia o le mea e fai ai le mea e fai i totonu o le PARK, ma liliu le fa'aa'ai fa'asaga i tua atoa i le LOCK (ki-ave'esea) tulaga. (O lo'o i ai se fa'aigoa fa'amau fa'ainitaneti i totonu o se fa'aigoa ta'avale afi e ** poloka ai le aveeseina o ki i totonu. ACC, ON, pe START**.)
4. ** Mo'ese le uaea maa ta'avale le lelei pe a pipii i totonu ACC pe ON:**
5. Afai ua pa le ki a'o liliu le afi ON pe ACC ma o le a le toe foi i tua le pusa LOCK, o lau lisi o mea fa'akomepiuta, fa'amomoli pamu suau'u, ma moli o le ao o le a fa'aumatia atoa lau maa ta'avale 12-volt i le 2 i le 4 itula. Fa'aaoga le 10-milimita lo'o e tatala ma aveese le le lelei (-, uliuli) fa'amauina o le ma'a i lalo o le pulou a'o e galue e aveese le lau pe fa'atali mo se loka ta'avale feavea'i.
6. Tatala Tatala le Faitotoa Pefu Laiti ua Uuna i Punavai:
7. E le pei o loka o le fale, o afi afi e iai sina u'amea la'ititi e tumu i le tautotogo pefu tapuni (flap) i le faitoto'a o le auala e tapuni pe a e toso i fafo le ulu ki.
8. Fa'aaoga le pito o se laau nifo nifo, pine pine, po'o se fa'amau fa'amau i le pito i luga po'o le pito pito i lalo o le avanoa e taofi ai le pupuni u'amea ia matala ina ia aua ne'i mau i le pito ma'ai o le lau ki ua gau a'o e tosoina i fafo i lau lau mata ma lau uaea.
9. O le Transponder Chip Proximity Tulafono (Aisea o le a le fa'aola ai e lau Ki u'amea avanoa le afi se'i vagana ua e uuina le ulu gau i tafatafa ane):
10. Toeitiiti lava o ta'avale uma na fausia ina ua uma le 1998 e iai se tamai tioata po'o se kaponi RFID immobilizer transponder chip ua fa'asolo i totonu o le ** ulu palasitika (fanau)** o le ki, ma se mama apamemea induction coil antenna i tafatafa tonu o le pu ki.
11. Afai e te maua se faleoloa meafaigaluega e tipiina ai se ki e lua taugofie e $4 mai le afa malepe (pe e te faʻaaogaina se lau valet uʻamea e leʻi tapuni), o le ki o le a liliu le afi, ** ae o le komepiuta a le taavale o le a tape le suauʻu injectors pe a uma le 2 sekone (pe mumusu e pipii) sei vagana o le ulu palasitika muamua o loʻo taofi i totonu o le 2 inisi inisi (0. Taofi pea le ulu ki palasitika malepe pe uu tonu lava i tafatafa o le pusi fa'amumu se'ia fa'akolo pe fa'apolokalame e le loki se ki fou transponder.

E fa'afefea ona fai se ki e sui ai pe a gau lau ki i ni vaega se lua¶

E tusa lava pe na e pu'eina lau na'o kopi o se ki o le fale, loka ki, po o le ki o le taavale i afa, *e te LE mana'omia le fa'atauina o se loka fou pe totogi se tagata fa'atau $500 e sui ai le pa'u:

1. Metotia A: Fa'alua Tu'usa'o po'o le 'Otiotiina o Ta'iala mai 'Afa Motu e Lua ($4 i le $15 i le Fale Loka):
2. Aumai lua fasi ki ta'e (o le pito na aveese mai ma le ulu) i se savaliga tutoatasi i totonu faleoloki (e le o se masini kiosk faleoloa faatau, e le mafai ona uuina se ki gau).
3. E tu'u e se tagata loka ia afa malepelepe e lua i le pito i totonu o auvae u'amea mafolafola o se fa'ailoga e fa'aluaina ki tusi, su'e le fa'amatalaga i luga o se ki fou avanoa, pe fua le loloto o tipi ta'itasi i le key micrometer / decoder card e tipi ai se ki fa'apitoa falegaosimea fou i le 2 minute.
4. Metotia B: Otiotiina le Ki Ta'avale e ala i le VIN po'o le Fa'ailoga Ki Fa'ailoga (Pe a Ga'i pea le Fa'ailoga Ga'i):
5. Afai na leiloa pe malepe le pito o le ki o le ta'avale, so'o se tagata loka ta'avale laiseneina (po'o se fa'atau vaega fa'atau ma lau laisene aveta'avale ma le resitalaina o lau ta'avale) e mafai ona su'e le falegaosimea o lau ta'avale ** Mechanical Key Cutting Code** e fa'aaoga ai lau 17-numera Vehicle Identification Numera (VIN) e fa'ailoga i le pito i lalo o le tioata o le aveta'avale ma tipi le lau fou i le komipiuta. Mo laasaga uma e sui ai ki, va'ai la matou ta'iala ile leiloa ki mo le fale, taavale, po'o le ofisa.

Fa'afefea ona taofia ki mai le toe mo'i i loka¶

• Aua ne'i U'u Loka i Suau'u Kuka, Su'u Su'u, po'o Su'u Susū: O su'u umukuka ma ga'o pipi'i e maileia le pefu ma sele apamemea i totonu o potu tu'u, ma liu varnish malo e pupuni ai pine ma mau ki. Fa'a'u'u uma i fafo o fale ma pa'u faitoto'a ta'avale fa'atasi i le tausaga a'o lumana'i le taumalulu e fa'aaoga ai le ** Dry PTFE (Teflon) Lock Lubricant Spray**, Houdini Lock Lube, po'o le powdered graphite.
• ** Lagolago le Faitotoa Mamafa Pe a Liliu le Papepe:** E ivasefulu pasene o ki o le fale ua malepe ona ua faaaoga e le e ona le fale le ki apamemea manifinifi e fai ma fao e tosoina ai se faitotoa ua pa'u e faasaga i le pa'u malosi o le tau a'o fuli le pa. I taimi uma **tulei pe toso le 'au o le faitoto'a ma le isi lou lima e fa'aoga lelei i totonu o le pu o le ipu ta'i a'o le'i viliina le ki: o le fa'aoga sa'o e feliu i tamatamailima e lua e aunoa ma se taumafaiga.
• ** Fa'agata So'o se Ki E Ma'e Laulu Laulu i le Ulua'i Tau'au'oti:** Su'esu'e lou fale i aso uma ma ki ta'avale i le pito loloto V-oti e latalata i le aufana (tau'au) o le ki. O galuega apamemea-fa'amaaa i luga o le faitau afe o vili; afai e te va'ai i se tamai laina pogisa i le pito i lalo ole fa'ailoga muamua, tu'u loa le fa'aogaina o lena ki ae fai se kopi fou e tipi mai se mea fa'aagaaga e le'i ofuina.

Fesili e fai soo¶

Aisea e le toso ese ai se ki gau mai se loka tusa lava pe mafai ona ou uuina le pito i tui?¶

Afai e mafai ona e u'u le ki gau i tui o le nila-isu ae e musu e tepa, e mautinoa lava e vili teisi le polo ogalaau loka mai lona tulaga le tutusa "fale" (fa'ata'ita'iga, fa'asaga i le 1 po o le 11 i le itula nai lo le sa'o sa'o ile 12 i le itula). A liliu le palaka e tusa lava pe itiiti ni tikeri, o le fale loka pito i fafo e maileia le fa'amau apamemea fa'amau i totonu o fa'ailoga o le lau ki. Fa'aaoga se sikulivili la'ititi i le pito i fafo o le pu ki e toe sui ai le polo i lona tu'u sa'o tu'usa'o i totonu ki, fa'asusu sina mataua la'ititi o le lubricant, ma o le lau gau o le a se'e sa'o i fafo.

E mafai ona ou fa'aogaina le Super Glue i luga o le au ki gau e toso ese ai le pito ua ta'e mai le loka?¶

Leai, aua ne'i tu'uina le Super Glue (cyanoacrylate) vai i luga o se fa'amau ki gau ma tulei i totonu o se loka. O le kelu sili vai manifinifi e vave lava ona vili e ala i le gaioiina o le mata o le ki i totonu o le va laititi i le va o le pa'u fa'ato'a taamilo ma pine tumble apamemea, fa'apipi'i tumau le masini loka atoa i totonu o sekone. Afai o le ki gau o lo'o saofafai atoa i fafo o le loka o le fale, e mafai ona e oomi le pito ua faamalūlūina o se laau malosi-kelu malosi i le mata i fafo mo le 90 sekone seia maalili ma toso sa'o i tua, pe fa'aaoga se lau mata jigsaw.

E mafai ea e se tagata loka ona fai se ki fou mai se ki ua gau i ni vaega se lua?¶

Ioe, afai lava e te tausia ia afa uma o le ki gau, e mafai e soʻo se tagata fai loka faʻapolofesa ona faʻapipiʻi vaega e lua i totonu o le ki tusi lesona poʻo le fuaina o le loloto o le u ma se fua ki e tipi ai se ki fou fou, malosi atoatoa sui i ni nai minute mo ni nai tala. Aua ne'i tia'i ese le ulu ua gau o le ki, aemaise lava i luga o se ki o le taavale fa'aonaponei lea o lo'o i ai i le ulu palasitika le mea taua eletonika immobilizer transponder chip.

Ae fa'afefea pe a motu la'u ki o le ta'avale a'o ola le ta'avale pe ola le maa?¶

Muamua, fa'asolo lelei le felauaiga i le PARK (po'o le Neutral ma le taofi paka o lo'o tu'u i luga o le tusi tusi). Fa'aaoga le pito o le sikuli fa'apalapala po'o le aufana ki gau i le pito i fafo (e aunoa ma le fa'alolotoina o le lau u'amea gau) e liliu ai le ki fa'afeagai i tua i le tulaga OFF ma LOCK ina ia pe le afi. Afai o lo'o pipi'i le pa'u afi i le tulaga ON po'o le ACC ma e le pe, tatala le pulou ma fa'aoga le 10-milimita kopuni e motusia ai le uaea leaga (-) uliuli ma'a ina ia aua ne'i mate le ma'a o le ta'avale a'o e aveese mai le lau pe vala'au i se tagata loka ta'avale.

Punavai ua siaki¶

• Loka Soofaatasi o Amerika (ALOA, Iunaite Setete) ma le Master Locksmiths Association (MLA, United Kingdom): * Tulaga Faʻatekinisi mo le Faʻaleagaina Pin-Tumbler ma Wafer Cylinder Broken Key Extraction*.
• American Automobile Association (AAA) Fa'alavelave Fa'afuase'i Auala o Au'aunaga i Tafatafa'i Auala: * Ta'avale Ta'avale Fa'amumu Fa'atosina Feso'ota'i, To'omaga Fa'amauina o Koluma Fa'atonu, ma Transponder Immobilizer Bypass Triage*.

Taiala fa'atatau¶

• Ua leiloa ki mo le fale, ta'avale, po'o le ofisa
• Loka mai se taavale po o se fale i le malulu tele po o le vevela
• Super kelu i laumata, laugutu, poʻo le paʻu
• Hypothermia and frostbite first aid
• Numera fa'alavelave fa'alelalolagi