80q Ignition Lock Cylinder R & R

[toomanyaudis at aol.com]

Gentlemen,

I am in need of replacing the ignition lock cylinder on my 88 80q (turns about 1/4 of the required amount before jamming up on me).

I need to remove the housing to replace the cylinder, and I was wondering what all I needed to take apart to get to this blasted thing part.

Do i need to move (remove?)?the steering column, or does the housing detach from the column in some rational manner?

I removed the steering wheel and the column switches to take a peak at the internal workings, and was confronted with what appeared to be a bolt with a security torx head (it's got a thingy in the middle like the kind they use to assemble bathroom stalls to keep drunk fraternity boys from taking the stalls apart) and i am at a standstill.

I used a well-chewed piece of gum to get an impression of the bolt head so that I could then get the correct bit.? Lowes didn't have it, although the Tool World attendant was quite impressed with my chewing gum ingenuity.

Does anyone know if I can purchase such a bit independently, or does it only come with commercial bathroom stall assemblies?

More importantly, will removing this bolt allow me to remove the lock cylinder housing without further invasive automotive disassembly?

Your assistance is appreciated.

Thanks,


Tom Werner
Charleston SC
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