Ignition/Starter Switch, Removing And Installing: Removing

-- Remove the lower steering column trim. Refer to LOWER STEERING COLUMN TRIM PANEL, REMOVING AND INSTALLING / UPPER STEERING COLUMN TRIM PANEL, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Disconnect the connector -1-.

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-- Release the retainers -2 and 3- at the openings -arrows- in the steering lock housing -4- by inserting jeweler's screwdrivers.

If the procedure is not possible because there is not enough space, create an assisting tool from two wire hooks as follows.

-- Bend the one end of a welding wire to form a 1 mm eye and cut down to the length -a-.

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• Dimension -a- = approximately 50 mm.

-- File the end of the wire hook into a point.

• Dimension -b- = 5 mm.

-- Remove the Ignition/Starter Switch -D- -5- from the steering lock housing. The jeweler's screwdriver or wire hooks must remain inserted.

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