Removal Procedure
- Disconnect the negative battery cable. Refer to Engine Electrical.
Caution: Refer to SIR Caution in the Preface section.
- Disable the SIR system. Refer to
Disabling the SIR System
in SIR.
- Lower the hush and knee bolster. Refer to
Knee Bolster Replacement
in Instrument Panel.
- Remove the steering column trim covers. Refer to
Steering Column Trim Cover Replacement - On Vehicle
.
- With the key installed, turn the key to the RUN position.
- Install an allen wrench into the hole
on top of the lock cylinder housing.
Push down on the allen wrench
to release the tab on the lock cylinder inside the lock cylinder housing.
- Slide the lock cylinder out of the lock
cylinder housing.
Installation Procedure
- Install the key into the lock cylinder.
Important: The gears between the ignition switch and the lock cylinder housing
must be in the correct position. Failure to do so will cause a misalignment
of the gears in the ignition switch and the lock cylinder housing, which may
result in a NO START or BATTERY DRAIN.
- Use a screwdriver to rotate the lock cylinder housing gear clockwise
to the start position - allowing it to spring return into the RUN position.
- Align the lock cylinder and install
into the lock cylinder housing.
- Install the steering column trim covers. Refer to
Steering Column Trim Cover Replacement - On Vehicle
.
- Install the hush and knee bolster. Refer to
Knee Bolster Replacement
in Instrument Panel.
- Enable the SIR system. Refer to
Enabling the SIR System
in
SIR.
- Connect the negative battery cable. Refer to Engine Electrical.