Removing ignition cylinder 70 Chev column

[Pantera]

Are you saying the chrome ears are gone off the cyl? that is a common problem. Usually they try to steal the car by twisting it off which does nothing.


So to get it apart you have to understand that almost all of them pretty much come apart the same way. You only have to pull the wheel and the rest of the guts till you get down to where the lock cyl is.

before you get there, you will need a spring compressor to pull the safety clip off the grove in the shaft when you get to the lock plate that keeps the wheel from turning with the key off.

Once you get under the turn signal switch, you can get to the screw or clip that holds the lock cyl in the housing. Either drive a screwdriver up in the old cyl. Or you can also use a slide hammer with a large screw to screw into the old lock cyl and it will come out easy.

The later is the best way in my opinion. Just be sure that the lock cyl is ready to come out first.

If all else fails, then use a 1/2 drill and drill it.

good luck

Pantera