Well my key cylinder locked up last night at a friends house. So I got on this forum and found some help but I guess I didn't except Mercedes Benz to build a bomb proof tumbler assembly.

As I have read the easy way is to drill the locking pin out.
Well I didn't know that soon enough.....

So I pulled the whole steering column out of the car. I had very little room to work under the dash and it seemed very easy to pull and work on the bench. Well the electrical plug is locked by the cylinder...who knew. So after just about breaking the plug a was able to get the outer plug the seprate.

While out on the bench I used a die grinder to cut the outer collar
A little more grinder work and out came the cylinder and the steering lock.

So I went to the trusty parts car and was able the pull the assembly the correct way and re-installed in my column. Worked great after about 4 hours
BY no means is this a tech or a how-to just sharing to fun
I also feel safe that only a pro would be able to steal my junk...and then if he is a pro car thief what does he/she want with a 82 Diesel benz with 325K

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On the hunt...
1985 300D----Sold
1985 300TD---Sold
1983 300SD---Sold

Been there, done that. Though oddly it didn't seem to me that the electrical connector was locked to anything when I did it.

Now, of course, I know that you can just grind off the pin on the ignition lock housing and the whole thing comes right out.

I was never quite as happy as when I pulled the nasty aftermarket tumbler from my '83 and replaced it with a VIN-matched dealer item. Having separate keys for the trunk and ignition is something up with which we need not put.

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1983 300SD 467,000 km - 473 champagnermetallic

location: 34°5' N 106°53' W (Socorro NM, USA)

Mine is starting to get pretty worn and clunky, to avoid a nightmare like this I'm going to replace it before the car goes back on the road.

When its working all you need is a paperclip to remove it.

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

I replaced mine while it would still turn using dieselgiants pictorial. Easier than I expected!

Mark

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85 300D (California) 220k
03 Silverado 1500 Xcab Z-71 Guzzler 90k Real American steel(made in Canada)
03 Suburban 1500 4x2 Guzzler 170k Real American steel(made in Mexico)
Diamondback hybrid
Element skateboard(mileage unknown)

Good news for diesel owners...There's no such thing as cold...only the absence of heat!

"Beer is proof that God wants us to be Happy." Benjamin Franklin

"Possession....the King of sin." The Avett Brothers

Oh, I thought this was about sex . . . .

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" We have nothing to fear but the main stream media itself . . . ."- Adapted from Franklin D Roosevelt for the 21st century

OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

I still plan on ordering a vin matched cylinder to replace...were would be the best place to get one...I hate the two key thing already

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On the hunt...
1985 300D----Sold
1985 300TD---Sold
1983 300SD---Sold

Well your only option is the dealer, or Phil can order them for you.

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200