Date:         Sat, 28 Jul 2001 22:37:53 +0000
Reply-To:     JOHN REYNOLDS <kayakjr@JUNO.COM>
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From:         JOHN REYNOLDS <kayakjr@JUNO.COM>
Subject:      Re: ignition switch removal?
Comments: cc: beekj@GHG.NET
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Joachim,

Yes, you need to take the steering wheel off, perhaps a little complex
for the stupid little plastic switch, but not that bad.  (Straighten the
wheels before you take the steering wheel off, or you will need to pull
and install the steering wheel again - ask me how I know)

I did not need to drill anything, I don't think you will either - perhaps
to remove the key part of the ignition switch, but not the electical
connector part. Did not need any special tools - was a little hard to get
the Sleeve or spacer off, but I believe I used a block of wood and a
hammer and lightly tapped and it came off.

Solved my hot-start problem - thank to Jim D (of LiMBO Fame) for the
advice!

Go for it!

John Reynolds
81 Westy



>>>to remove the ignition switch, the Bentley seems to imply that it is
necessary to take the steering wheel off, remove various spacers and
sleeves off the column, and finally remove the steering wheel lock
housing
(containing both the lock cylinder and ignition switch), all the while
using special VW spacer/sleeve removing tools.

Seems like a huge PITA.  Is there no simpler way to get the switch
out?  After all, I can remove the plastic steering column covers and
drill
a little hole in the lock housing to release the pin that holds the lock
cylinder...would the ignition switch slide right out along with the lock
cylinder, or am I doomed to the Bentley way?

Many thanks,
Joachim
90 GL

Joachim and Belinda and Hobi and Griffin in Houston, TX
...and Lucky, the rescued kitten who runs the house, too!
beekj@ghg.net

    Dogs are our link to paradise. They don't know
    evil or jealousy or discontent.  To sit with a
    dog on a hillside on a glorious afternoon is to
    be back in Eden, where doing nothing was not
    boring--it was peace.    Milan Kundera