ignition lock cylinder install help
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Racer
Joined: Apr 2009
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From: Holcomb Mississippi
ignition lock cylinder install help
Hello All,
I am replacing the old ignition lock cylinder with a new one. i have read Mr. Jim Shea's papers and still have problems. How do I reinstall the new cylinder? It seems that the spring loaded tab hits the housing and prevents the cylinder from sliding in. How do I get past this? This is a 73 with standard column.
I am replacing the old ignition lock cylinder with a new one. i have read Mr. Jim Shea's papers and still have problems. How do I reinstall the new cylinder? It seems that the spring loaded tab hits the housing and prevents the cylinder from sliding in. How do I get past this? This is a 73 with standard column.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Jul 2000
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From: Saginaw Michigan
It does seem to me that the lock cylinder tab was beveled on the leading edge. Your picture does not show it beveled. I know that the workers in St. Louis just pushed the lock cylinder into the column head with no assembly aids.
Can you come up with just a thin shim that can hold down the tab as you lead it into the steering column housing?
Jim
Can you come up with just a thin shim that can hold down the tab as you lead it into the steering column housing?
Jim
