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Locked steering wheel

I have a 1980 Coupe Deville. While have the tires change at tire shop they some how locked my steering wheel. Now it won't unlock. Try pulling the wheel hard to the left while trying to turn it on, No the key or wheel would turn. How do i fix this and bring my car home?
My 92 suburban does pretty much the same thing. I have to pull up hard on the shift lever on the column in park, I mean real hard, to get it to unlock the ignition.

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Sounds like the rack is broken inside steering column. This happened to me while getting tires replaced at pep-boys. Try moving the tilt wheel up and down while turning key.

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