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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => 73-87 Chevy & GMC Trucks => Topic started by: landoflor on August 02, 2012, 01:17:43 am
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so as of yesterday i turned on my 78 Chevy big 10 and stick like it nominally does so i turn it back towards me only to find out it wont move. needless to say i unhooked the battery (with it still running) and unhooked the alternator wire. now I'm stuck, i can not get the key cylinder out >.< i have taken off the steering wheel and and moved the blinker stuff. how do i get the cylinder out so i can put a new one in?
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If you have the turn-signal assembly out of the way, your right where you need to be, On my 83, there is a torx-head screw that holds the cylinder in place, it is a black screw right into the cylinder from inside behind the turn-signal assembly.
On the older trucks there is a tab you have to depress to get it to come out, you need a thin flat screwdriver, there should be an opening on the top of the cylinder to slide it into.
The key must be in the cylinder to remove it, however I believe it needs to be in the lock position, since yours will not move, check the lever that the cylinder actuates, its a funny key-shaped silver rod on the opposite side, it may have slipped or broken.
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i know its for a 75 but it should give you some help
http://forum.73-87chevytrucks.com/smforum/index.php/topic,17165.msg135998.html#msg135998
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The key must be in the cylinder to remove it, however I believe it needs to be in the lock position, since yours will not move, check the lever that the cylinder actuates, its a funny key-shaped silver rod on the opposite side, it may have slipped or broken.
how do i get to that?
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If its got a 78 steering column in it here's how:
This pic is from my 78's column.(http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t195/wes2880/Parts%20n%20Pieces/steering004.jpg)
The metal inside the red box is supposed to be a hole but has flash over it, and you poke through the metal (make a hole) (it's not hard) and the tab you depress to release the cylinder is under there.
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http://forum.73-87chevytrucks.com/smforum/index.php/topic,12525.0.html
Check out this page for some more info, This is the newer version but similar. You may need to tear the column down further