Here's a writeup on changing the ignition switch from "Ask Ken" on the
Vanagain site:

http://www.vanagain.com/how2ign.htm

Mike

David Marshall wrote:
> So that means you gotta change the key part?
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> From: Jake de Villiers [mailto:crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com]
> Sent: March 2, 2006 23:35
> To: David Marshall
> Cc: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com
> Subject: Re: How do you replace the electical switch on the bottom of the
> lock cylinder?
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> The short form is: pull the steering wheel, unplug the wiring, pull the
> paddle switches, remove and replace the ignition switch.
>          Easy as pie David!     :-)
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> On 3/2/06, David Marshall <mailinglist@fastforward.ca> wrote:
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> On the way to helping a friend who put himself in the ditch the other night
> during a big snow storm (2003 Subaru WRX - write off), the "X" circuit on
> the switch at the bottom of the key cylinder in my TriStar quit working - no
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> more lights, no more wipers, no more blower - a definite Apollo 13 moment.
> In true Apollo 13 style though, with a call to home for verbal Bentley
> manual wiring diagrams, I jumpered the headed lights on, rescued my buddy
> and we all made if back safe and sound.
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> Now, I have never had this switch fail before, I have two Vanagons here that
> I can pull parts from, but how do you remove the switch from the bottom of
> the lock cylinder - does someone have the Reader's Digest version on how to
> do it?
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> Thanks in advance!
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> David Marshall
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