Hi Ken:

A fellow listmember recently posted this, it was of interest to me too, so I
saved it

Enjoy!

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All you need to remove is [in this order];
1. ignition key from switch;
2. horn button from steering wheel;
3. 17mm nut that holds down steering wheel;
4. steering wheel;
5. lower steering wheel collum cover [two screws];
6. three screws in top of collum that hold down and align turn
indicator switch assembly/high-low beam assembly and the windshield
wiper switch assembly;
7. disconnect the three different wire harness connectors from the
bottom of the ignition-starter switch and the above mentioned switch
assemblies;
8. upper steering wheel collum cover and switch assemblies;
9. 6mm hex bolt that holds ignition switch housing to collum;
10. place ignition key in switch and turn on to "run" position;
11. using small ballpeen hammer or 1/2" drive socket extention, tap on
bottom of housing till it comes all the way off;
12. turn housing over and using a Reed+Prince type Phillips screw
driver, remove screw that holds the ignition switch to ignition switch
housing;
13. assemble in reverse order;
NOTE:
A. pay attention to the plastic sleave bushing's orientation that came
of collum shaft when housing was removed;
B. pay particular attention to assemly of turn indicator switch together
with high-low beam switch as you place it on collum assembly;
C. good luck!

Tyrone
Big Pine Key, FL

81,85,87,85 Westy?

Sam Scholten wrote:
>
> ---Mark McCulley <raven@HALCYON.COM> wrote:
> >
> > Do you really have to remove the steering wheel and lock cylinder
> housing to
> > replace the ignition switch in an '87 (just the electrical part, not
> the
> > lock cylinder)?
> >
>
> Yes, but the only real knuckle-buster is getting the rubber spacer out
> if you don't have the wierd two-arm puller like the Bentley's suggests
> using. Some people have said that the spacer will just slip out, but
> that hasn't been my experience (I've been on switch #3 for awhile).
>
> I got them from different FLAPS, and they all more or less said,
> "Popular item, huh?" Looks like time to find one that I'm sure is von
> Deutschland, but that one will inevitably screw up, too (the original
> did, after all.)
>
> Have fun,
> Sam
>Has anyone removed and replaced the ignition switch on an 82 Vanagon?
>The Bentley manual on pages 94.2 and 94.3 shows removing the steering
>lock housing using a puller, and reinstalling it with special VW tools.
>Can it be done without these tools? Can't the switch be replaced
>without removing the housing?
>
>Ken
>82 Westy 2.0
>Austin, TX
>