Removing ignition (steering) lock, Any gotchas? Options

[campbellcj]

Gotta do it fairly soon. It's actually not required AFAIK by my local track groups, but seems like a damn good idea and also removes another minor inconvenience (the locked steering) when pushing the car around or working on the front end.

Is it really obvious once you pull the steering column stuff apart -- which I've done once before -- or any gotchas/tricks involved?

I will probably replace the ignition switch and key while I'm in there. The keys I got from the PO are in pathetic shape. The original black key has like no teeth...looks more like 90 years old than 30 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cool_shades.gif)

[Brad Roberts]

No gotcha's.

I physically pull the whole assembly apart and remove the "pin" that is the lock.

There is a small flat blade set screw that helps hold the plastic contact plates in place at the base of the ignition assembly. Make sure you have a small flat blade handy (in the car with you) and I mean small.. like fix glasses small. You will need the key in it to remove anything.

You will see that the setup is two parts. One part is the actual lock tumbler and the other is the electrical contacts (these are at the very base of the whole setup) The "pin" is in between the tumbler section and the electrical section.

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