Need help punching out ignition cylinder - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

**crossy** · 05-11-2007, 10:54 PM

Once you have the steering wheel and lock plate pulled, there is a slot that you insert a flat blade screw driver into. If the truck has never had the lock cylinder changed, there is a thin piece of pot metal that you punch out. Once you punch through the metal, you will hit the release tab. Push on it, and you should be able to grab the cylinder and pull it out.

I think I'll take all the stuff i need to pull the wheel and just remove the whole cylinder. I wanted to make it a 2 minute ordeal in the field and then fix it once home, but nothing is ever that simple for me anyway.

05-11-2007, 10:54 PM	#4
crossy Oh,you can't buy that new Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Pennsville,N.J. 08070, USA Posts: 2,042	Re: Need help ppunching out ignition cylinder Once you have the steering wheel and lock plate pulled, there is a slot that you insert a flat blade screw driver into. If the truck has never had the lock cylinder changed, there is a thin piece of pot metal that you punch out. Once you punch through the metal, you will hit the release tab. Push on it, and you should be able to grab the cylinder and pull it out. I think I'll take all the stuff i need to pull the wheel and just remove the whole cylinder. I wanted to make it a 2 minute ordeal in the field and then fix it once home, but nothing is ever that simple for me anyway. __________________ "been there, done that, ruined the T-shirt". 2007 LBZ GMC Sierra, ECSB 2006 LM7 RCSB Silverado 98 Vortec project. 94,3500,6.5L 4L80 81 SWB GMC POS finally gone 73 Pinto, stock, w/CragarSS's-eww 84,C10 SWB-Yella,stock 86 K10 SWB-Red, hopped up 305,4/S LOTS of Cummins trucks.



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