- Nov 7, 2017
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I just bought a 95 gt convertible as a project car. The ignition key will start the car but you can't shut the car off by turning the key back as you normally would. I've removed the lock cylinder and have a replacement in hand. I've seen a you tube video that makes the replacement look simple, especially if you've successfully removed the old cylinder. The replacement is basically described as reversing the removal steps but no video addresses how to get the bottom pin to depress when installing the new lock. The new cylinder comes with instruction that says it is shipped ready for installation and that the key and/or cylinder should not be rotated clockwise prior to installation. The problem is that the little pin at the bottom of the cylinder that needs to be depressed in order to slide the cylinder into the column is not depressible in the configuration that the cylinder is shipped in. I've already had the experience of ignoring the instruction and in fact turned the cylinder in order to get the pin to depress only to have pieces fall apart from the cylinder. I'm probably missing some simple obvious step but does anyone out there know how to properly re-install the ignition lock cylinder?I've since gotten another cylinder but don't want to touch it until I know what I'm doing. Thanks for your help.