by RF <RF@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
May 27, 2008 at 09:50 PM
RF wrote:
> Tiger wrote:
>> Replacement ignition switch will not have that hammer lock thing in
>> the middle. Don't worry about that at all. Just put it on.
>>
>> I have bought ignition switch from factory... no center lock... I then
>> bought entire lcok assembly... again. no center lock either. Now I
>> just bought another one... same story.
>>
>> Just put it on!
>
> Thanks again Tiger. You're always on the job, I'm happy to say.
>
> Installing the switch was very easy but I now have trouble with the
locks.
>
> After I installed the switch, I put the steering lock back into its
> holder and the
> pin popped out through the hole. Then I followed the instructions for
> reassembling the lock. e.g. putting it into its screw cap with the
> detent aligned with the slot inside the cap. Next I inserted the key,
> turned it to position 1 and pushed the release wire through the little
> hole on the rim all the way in. I looked at it from the back of the lock
> and the pin was in the correct place.
>
> I aligned the lock with its holder, placed it in its slot and screwed
> the cap until it reached the end. Next I pulled the wire out and rotated
> back the cap until the detent released - it was just one turn. The key
> was still in position 1 but it would not turn.
>
> On a few occasions I found the car in a similar position with the key
> stuck at position 0 and just jerking the steering wheel released it and
> allowed it to turn and start the car. The present situation seems to be
> the reverse.
>
> I pushed the car back and forth a little (with the key in position 1)
> while turning the steering wheel and it was not locked at all.
>
> Seems like I messed it up somewhere.
The messup was the new and incorrect ignition
switch. I replaced it
with the old switch and the steering lock and the
key are now working again.
I expect a replacement switch in a few days.
