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Originally Posted by Diesel911
That is not what I remember. Mine is a 1984 300D and it has a piece (see the attaché pic) that locks the Connector to the Switch unless the Key is in the same position that you would remove the Lock Tumbler in. The older model years can be different and don't have the lock.
But, I think that was over 4 years ago so my memory on that is not 100 percent.
The attaché picture is the stock Steering Colum Lock I removed from the Car. The rotating T piece and the extended shroud/tube that are not on the earlier models I assumed were increased antitheft devices so that you cannot pull of the Electrical Connector and use it to hot wire the Car.
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Experience is with older models; that lock was not present, and based on the pictures of the replacement parts offered online, is not present in the replacements (which makes the replacements universal).
Prying the harness connector out of the switch will result in breakage of the t-lock, the connector face, or both. The amount of acceptable breakage in this instance is a judgement call for the OP.