914-4 Ignition Switch Replacement -How to?, anybody have pics and/or proceedures? Options

[914rrr]

I have a suspect ignition switch in my teener. Haynes manual exploded view is so small it's worthless. Clymer only has proceedure for 914-6. Anybody have a good resolution exploded view of the steering column components and / or a step by step? Is the key/mechanical portion still available? I know the electrical switch still is. Does having AC complicate things?

[GWN7]

Here's my post on this from the bad grounds thread.........

Yesterday I decided to put the ignition starter switch PN #911 613 017 01 back in the collum. It was pulled last year when the repairs were done because of the fire and I have never put it back in.

For those of you who have never had the pleasure of doing this it involves pulling the steering wheel, horn and wiper stack and the bottom dash pad. In my case it also means pulling the gauge cluster that is mounted to the bottom of the dash pad.

The switch mounts to the bottom of the steering lock and is held inplace with a small set screw and then a group of wires in a plastic holder goes on to the bottom of the switch (plugs on). You turn your key and it unlocks the steering collum and then it turns the switch which lets the current flow to the wires and your car starts.

So I'm putting it back together and rule #1 of any repair comes into effect (Rule #1 is make sure everything works before putting it all back together) and I test it. Turn key. Car won't start. Fuel pump starts to buzz and ignition lights come on, but no Varoom Varoom. So I pull it all apart and turn the switch by hand and the car starts. Put it back together and nada. Pull it apart a third time, hand start it and it starts like a champ.

I take emery cloth to the spade ends on the switch. All nice and shiney. Put it back together and no start.

I then had to take all the wires out of the plastic keeper and clean each of them and put them back in for it to finally work like it should.

When doing this, pull the wires one at a time by forcing the tiny barb on the back of the terminal down with a jewlers screwdriver and the wire slides right out. Clean them with emery paper and slightly compress the sides with a pair of plyers. Test that you haven't compressed them too much by putting them on the proper end on the switch. Then push the barb back up so it holds the wire end in place when you put it back into the wire block and then do the next one.

Why one at a time? It lessens the chance that the wires will make accidental contact and start your car or short someting out.