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East End K5 · 03-08-2005, 09:30 AM

ignition switch out? I'm gonna sledge hammer it out if I have to. What a pain in the a s s ! I'm in the process of R & R ing it....

cdowns · 03-08-2005, 09:43 AM

theres a little hole above the key that you have to take a paperclip and push in at the same time turn and giggle pushpull the key counterclockwise and about the hundreth time you try it it will just pop right out
I'm originally from riverhead

East End K5 · 03-08-2005, 10:02 AM

Thanks! Riverhead is getting quite built up nowadays....I'm sure you've seen.

Rod · 03-08-2005, 10:21 AM

If its any other than a 67..... you put the key and and turn key to accessory position then stick a paper clip in that little hole next to key hole and it will be able to come out with a little twist further. If a 67 the paper clip goes in while its in the off position.

Your feeling to push a little spring in that locks the tumbler in. Then twist tumbler out with the key in, and get the bezel off after that.

If you havent got a key that works ......ohh, thats more fun

purple gas · 03-08-2005, 10:26 PM

Paper clip works, but sometimes the metal is kinda soft and then they bend . If you have a small peice of stiff steel wire it works even better. Even when you know how to do it it can be REAL frustrating, so swear lots & take lots of deep breaths.

Longhorn Man · 03-08-2005, 10:44 PM

I like using an allen wrench

Rollie396 · 03-08-2005, 11:01 PM

I used a piece of mechanics wire,but unlike cdowns,mine worked on the 200th try.I was gettin real upset when all of a sudden....POP.Out it came and I was like....WTF did I do different that time that I didn't the other 199?

03-08-2005, 09:30 AM	#1
East End K5 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 293	Anybody know how to pull this STUPID ignition switch out? I'm gonna sledge hammer it out if I have to. What a pain in the a s s ! I'm in the process of R & R ing it.... __________________ I feel sorry for people who don't drink....because when they wake up in the morning, that's the best they're gonna feel all day long!---Frank Sinatra RIP [B]1972 Chevrolet K5 Blazer RIP 1986 GMC Sierra K3500 1TON, Long Box, V8350 RIP 1980 Chevy Silverado C30 Cab and Chassis, 454 TH400HD. RIP [B] 1995 Chevrolet Tahoe 2D [B]

03-08-2005, 09:43 AM	#2
cdowns Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: daytonabeach Posts: 22,956	theres a little hole above the key that you have to take a paperclip and push in at the same time turn and giggle pushpull the key counterclockwise and about the hundreth time you try it it will just pop right out I'm originally from riverhead __________________ 71c-10 350/2004r/4:11 lowered3/4 longbed/dead by hurricane MEANING OF DEATH::::: SOMEBODY ELSE GETS YOUR STUFF DONT BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU THINK TAKE MY ADVISE;I DON'T USE IT ANYWAY

03-08-2005, 10:02 AM	#3
East End K5 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 293	Thanks! Riverhead is getting quite built up nowadays....I'm sure you've seen. __________________ I feel sorry for people who don't drink....because when they wake up in the morning, that's the best they're gonna feel all day long!---Frank Sinatra RIP [B]1972 Chevrolet K5 Blazer RIP 1986 GMC Sierra K3500 1TON, Long Box, V8350 RIP 1980 Chevy Silverado C30 Cab and Chassis, 454 TH400HD. RIP [B] 1995 Chevrolet Tahoe 2D [B]

03-08-2005, 10:26 PM	#5
purple gas Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: saskatoon, planet earth Posts: 694	Paper clip works, but sometimes the metal is kinda soft and then they bend . If you have a small peice of stiff steel wire it works even better. Even when you know how to do it it can be REAL frustrating, so swear lots & take lots of deep breaths. __________________ I got a bench seat baby, you don't have to sit over there.

03-08-2005, 11:01 PM	#7
Rollie396 someday it will be done! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Lloydminster,AB. Canada Posts: 1,620	I used a piece of mechanics wire,but unlike cdowns,mine worked on the 200th try.I was gettin real upset when all of a sudden....POP.Out it came and I was like....WTF did I do different that time that I didn't the other 199? __________________ '72 C-10 Proud owner of a million new and used pieces that used to be and will once again be(god willing) a testament to the term "they don't build em like that anymore. '80 LWB 2wd beater '67 GMC long fleet (cab donor) '66 long step (parked till it's turn comes around) '65 short step (parts truck that will donate it's bed and possibly frame to the '66) '06 Grand Prix wife's car (she hardly lets me touch it) my pics

03-08-2005, 10:21 AM	#4
Rod Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Eastern - Manitoba Canada, Winnipeg Posts: 4,369	If its any other than a 67..... you put the key and and turn key to accessory position then stick a paper clip in that little hole next to key hole and it will be able to come out with a little twist further. If a 67 the paper clip goes in while its in the off position. Your feeling to push a little spring in that locks the tumbler in. Then twist tumbler out with the key in, and get the bezel off after that. If you havent got a key that works ......ohh, thats more fun

03-08-2005, 10:44 PM	#6
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	I like using an allen wrench

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