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Old 10-13-2006, 08:46 PM
Bill Ladd Bill Ladd is offline
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Originally Posted by firemediceric View Post
Thanks for the clarification. Just a screwdriver to pry it off?

I'm going to do more reading tomorrow and then I'll tackle it on Sunday.

If I have this right, and please correct me if I don't, I can snap off the round black plastic trim piece, put the key in postion 1, use the wire tool to press in and release the cylinder, and while pulling straight out on the key, the cylinder will come out.

At this point I can use a screwdriver to start the car and order my new cylinder which will just slide in. Right?
I'm not sure how the plastic piece is supposed to come off -- mine's busted and is held on with strategically placed electrical tape.

Once that is off, turn the key to the first position, stick a large staightened paper clip into the hole. This will push down the metal tab which then allows the black ring to thread off. Once that's off, you will be able to slide the old tumbler out and install the new.

Give me a sec and I'll post a link to the DieselGiant pictoral.
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