Ignition key cylinder tumbler swap

[Peter Schulz]

At 10:26 AM 8/12/2002 -0600, you wrote:
>Anybody have the procedure to crack open the ignition key cylinder to
>rekey it when replacing a broken switch/cylinder assembly ?
>
>I appears that something will have to be pressed out, but as usual
>it's the kind of thing you can't know until you have it open.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Charlie
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Charlie:

Bentley goes into detail - you need to remove the cylinder housing from the steering column, measure and drill a hole ( dimensions in Bentley) to access and depress a retaining spring that will release the lock cylinder


-peter

Peter Schulz
1990 CQ
1991 200 20v TQW indigo mica
1991 200 20v TQW titanium grey
Chelmsford, MA USA
peschulz at cisco.com