I got a new key lock and tumbler from carparts.com and they forgot to send the directions on how to take out the old one and install the new one, can someone help me with this.

 

i might miss a few minor points, but as near as i can remember.
disconnect battery
key off and steering locked
remove steering wheel
move turn signal switch to side for access
remove torx head cross bolt near 2'o clock position
turn key to on and pull out


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84,

Your car will be a little easier than some, since there should be no VATS wiring and SIR coil/wiring/gas bag.

Start by centering the steering wheel, so that the wheel can be replaced in exactly the same position on the shaft easily. The steering shaft is both marked and keyed, but centering the wheel makes the job easier to "eyeball", and keeps the turn signal cancelling cam out of the way in later steps.

Next, remove the hazard flasher **** on the lower right side of the steering column. There should be a smal (#0) Phillips screw holding the **** in place. Find the release clip or bolts for the horn sounder pad and remove it. As teh pad is removed from the wheel, unplug the horn wire from the connector on the pad. Remove the horn sounder wire and the insulator that guides the wire through the steering wheel. The insulating sleeve needs to be pushed inward slightly, twisted ¼ turn anticlockwise, and removed from the wheel. There is a light spring in the sleeve, so make sure all the parts are removed together.

Remove the safety clip from the steering shaft, then remove the nut. You might have to have an assistant help hold the wheel while you turn the nut loose. Install the bolts from your steering wheel puller into the tapped holes in the wheel, and turn the puller screw to release the wheel from the steeriing shaft.

Depress the notched wheel locking plate and remove teh locking ring located at the center of the plate. There is a special tool for holding the wheel locking plate while the snap ring is removed, and it will be worth the $15.00 you'll pay for it. It can be done without the tool, but it is an excersize in frustration unless you are an octopus.

When the wheel locking plate is removed, you can look at the left lower side of the turn signal switch and see a pan head Phillips screw that hold the turn signal lever in place. Remove this screw and plate, then move the lever out of the way. There are three more pan head screws that hold the turn signal/hazard lamp switch to the upper column. Remove those and lift the turn signal switch out of the way. You may need to feed some extra wire from under the column to allow the switch to clear the steering shaft and move out of the way completely.

Once the turn signal/hazard switch base is out of the way, you should see another pan head screw on the upper right side of the column. This screw holds the lock cylinder in place. Before you remove the lock cylinder, make sure you hold the plastic/metal foil contact assembly in place so you don't lose it down the column when the lock is removed. This switch assembly is what actuates the key warning buzzer/chime.

Install the replacement lock cylinder, and reverse the disassembly procedure for assembly. This is a really good time to clean and re-grease the turn signal switch and cancelling cam with white lithium grease.

When assembly is complete, torque the steering wheel nut to 35 ft/lb. There are already enough loose nuts behind steering wheels on our roadways....

There is a possibility that some of the pan head screws are Torx instead of Phillips. I believe this was more common on 1985 and later cars, but your's may have them as well.

There is also a very remote possibility that your car has an inflatable restraint, in which case you'll need to disconnect the battery and insulate all connections before you start.

(Before anyone starts to argue about that, I know that some GM vehicles had SIR systems as early as 1977. My mother had a '77 Toronado with an air bag, but back then GM called it the "Air Cushion Restraint System" - almost 15 years before the SIR was standard on many cars. GM knew that the air bags sucked eggs back then, and they know that they still suck. But no one can reason with the goverment when they get involved in our personal lives. Gimme a five point any day. )

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My car isn't an 84 like my name states, thats the year I was born (yeah, im 16, laugh it up), I own an 86 Iroc-Z with the TPI (if that changes anything).

 

It's OK, being 16 is something we'll all be guilty of sooner or later, if we manage to live long enough.

I might add to Vader's description of the need for the lock plate tool, that you will need to be an unusually strong octopus. Get the tool if you're like most of the rest of us.

86 is the same as 84, so your wet-behind-the-ears "spring chicken" car at the tender age of only 14 will need the same procedures applied to it.

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I still have absolutely no clue about half the words in the directions (aaahhh), could you give me a description on what they look like?

 

Just start taking it apart... all will become clear. A glimpse is worth a k of words.

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I got everything done up to the locking ring thingy that you told me to get a tool to take off, I got that off too. Then, I removed the nut (a really BIG one) that was behind the ring. I can't see anything though. After taking off the ring and nut, all I see is a REALLY big bolt. What do I do, where am I suppost to see the bolts for the turn signal switch, I don't see anything? Help!!!

 

OK... so to follow Vader's instructions, you have removed the "safety clip" and the nut. Now you need a steering wheel puller.

Once you get the steering wheel off you'll need the lock plate tool next, or you need to become the octopus.

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I already got the steering wheel itself off, and the little ring thingy thats on the bolt behind the steering wheel, I don't understand what to do after that. Why would I need a special tool to take the steering wheel off, it pops right off after you unbolt it?

 

oh ok, I'm suppost to remove the steering wheel with the brass looking thingy that holds onto the steering column, and not just the steering wheel itself. One problem, how the heck do I remove the steering wheel, do I just pull on it really hard, or what. I don't have a steering wheel removal tool either, is there a way around using one? Becuase I need the car for work tommorrow, and have absolutely no money on me.

 

Auto Zone "rents" the tool for free, if you can come up with a deposit.

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Whats autozone? Where are they located, would I be able to get it today?

 

AutoZone is a chain of parts stores all across the country.

Where are you?

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