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Originally Posted by cmac2012
... Anyway, yes, it is the place where the spring in question is located. All I need to do is swap that in. ...
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That part is the switch. There is no spring inside, or if there is it is tiny and provides little resistance. It is fairly easy to remove if you can get a flat-blade screwdriver in from the backside, without being able to see the screws. Drives me nuts. I used a special curved screwdriver, but likely there is a special M-B tool to stay on the screwhead. Once I was so frustrated I pulled the whole key-stalk off, which requires bending the dash out a bit to rotate the stalk.
As stated, the spring detent which can jam is behind flat steel plate which is crimped to the die-cast housing. The plate is opposite the steering-lock stalk. You must remove the key-stalk. I don't recall an axial spring on the steering lock shaft, it just moves in and out as the key assembly rotates. While in-there, I would just remove the steering-lock shaft.