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I self-destructed my '87 lock housing assembly after turning the center shaft without the tumbler installed, so I had to purchase a new one. I took the old one apart and probably could have realigned it had I not destroyed the plastic part while trying to disassemble it. I don't know why they designed it to be able to be miss-aligned but there are alot of parts and assembly must have taken some time at the factory.
Here is the new lock housing with the threaded interlock hole and vacuum holes I don't need. I duct taped the vacuum hole. I noticed a rivet that's not on the originals. It's bare so I installed the tumbler, interlock mechanism, and switch / plug. The switch screws holes are not threaded so I had to carefully self tap them with the screws as to not strip the threads.
Also shown is the cracked off steering column that I had to replace with the '87.
Now I can address removing the remote switch the PO installed so I can start the car with the key. He also hacked up the plug housing that I replaced, hopefully with the correct pin orientation. Not looking forward to troubleshooting the wiring...
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