Installation Procedure
- Install the key into the lock cylinder.
- 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 Covers Replacement - On Vehicle .
- Install the hush and knee bolster. Refer to KNEE BOLSTER REPLACEMENT (NON-LUXURY) or KNEE BOLSTER REPLACEMENT (LUXURY) in Instrument Panel, Gages, and Console.
- Enable the SIR system. Refer to ACTIVATING SYSTEM in SIR.
- Connect the negative battery cable. Refer to BATTERY NEGATIVE CABLE DISCONNECT/CONNECT PROCEDURE (SINGLE BATTERY) or BATTERY NEGATIVE CABLE DISCONNECT/CONNECT PROCEDURE (AUXILIARY BATTERY) in Engine Electrical.
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.