Originally quoting Originally Posted by Xpit77 View Post
Being towed to my indy to have ignition switch replaced. I know it`s a DYI job but at 62 my body won`t contort enough.
Here`s the best part. They key won`t go into the tumbler. When I did get it out the steering won`t lock. And because its tip I cant get it into N. So no flatbed. Then when they get it to the shop they have to back it in the bay.$40 part 100 labor. Free tow thanks to CAA.
Xpit posted:
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Originally Posted by Xpit77
I ended up doing it myself. Just a real treat to do. I now have SKS ( scraped knuckle syndrome ) Oh it`s easy they wrote.
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Three years ago, I did this repair "myself". Meaning I did all the prelim work, but I my forearm is too long to clear the dash and floor to get at the screws. So I had my daughter do that part. I did the part swap, had her refasten the replacement, then completed everything.
At the time, I purchased two ignition switches anticipating needing to do another replacement. Well, the key is starting to act up again on overcoming the first tumble, which as I recall is an early symptom of ignition switch beginning to fail. What I didn't anticipate is my daughter moving out of state, so now I may have to have the shop crawl in there and do it.
Kudos to Xpit for earning that SKS badge!
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