Yes Hunter, that is a very good DIY article on the ignition. I did have difficulty in locating the pin that has to be pushed in to release the unit from the steering column. The writer indicates that it is on the steering column, but it is not on the column. It is close to the steering column, but actually in a seperate cylindrical tube attached to the right side of the steering column and very difficult to find "through sweat and trifocals" and the small field of vision created by holding the steering wheel, now loose from the dash, as far to the left as possible. But it did allow me to remove the whole lock.
But that still has not resolved my problem. The ignition, especially from my parts car is quite new, looks like it was put in a half a year ago and is dated 96. But my car will still not crank from the ignition switch. Any other ideas. The back up lights work. Thankyou

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