Audi A6 Ignition Switch Jammin'

[Andrew Duane USG]

Hairy green toads from Mars made Elliott Potter say:

> Andrew Duane USG wrote:
> > 
> > Hairy green toads from Mars made Howard.Weinstein at taec.toshiba.com say:
> > 
> > > My A6 switch is a pain.  It won't let me get my key out unless I bang on
> > > the transmission and sometimes turning the key requires the same.
> > 
> > I don't know, but my '95 A6QW does the same thing, the ignition
> > switches suck. Any suggested lubricants?
> > 
> > Wasn't there a recall on the ignition switches in many of these?
> 
> If you have to bang on the transmission, that's a big clue -- isn't
> there a mechanism that's supposed to prevent you from removing the key
> if the car isn't in park?  If it's related to the shift lock mechanism
> (might well be) then it's more likely a cable adjustment rather than an
> ignition switch problem.

In my case it's not banging on the tranny, it's just that the
switch sticks, usually near the "start" position after I start
it. I have to manually keep it turning back to "on" to make sure
it works OK. Gets tiring after a while.

Any suggestions for lubricants? Dry graphite? White lithium?

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