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Old Apr 30, 2016 | 05:59 PM
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Extra sping after steering wheel disassembly





I have this metal spring in the pictures and i can not remember where it goes can anyone tell me where it goes?
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Old Apr 30, 2016 | 06:37 PM
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Re: Extra sping after steering wheel disassembly

IT's the key warning buzzer contact

goes into the little slot near the lock cilinder
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Old Apr 30, 2016 | 06:40 PM
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Old Apr 30, 2016 | 09:59 PM
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Re: Extra sping after steering wheel disassembly

Kinda hard to tell in your picture I'm assuming top?
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Old May 1, 2016 | 01:34 AM
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Re: Extra sping after steering wheel disassembly

Remove this, install spring from end facing column, hook on plastic body.
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Old May 1, 2016 | 02:05 AM
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Re: Extra sping after steering wheel disassembly

Alright thank you
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Old May 1, 2016 | 03:27 PM
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Re: Extra sping after steering wheel disassembly

So I'm having trouble getting the ignition cylinder into the hole, it appears that the pin flat part that is supposed to go into it won't turn back far enough, in the first two pictures I have shown what I mean, the third image shows the gear on the left side that move with the pin, what am I supposed to do to fix this?







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Old May 2, 2016 | 11:56 AM
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Re: Extra sping after steering wheel disassembly

Put the key in the ignition so you can turn/align the flat pin.
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