Frank,
A competent local locksmith should be able to rebuild it, or you can buy a new
switch from one of the suppliers.
Personally, I wouldn't hesitate to carefully disassemble and rebuild one of
the older ignition switches, but I wouldn't pull one of the later switches
apart myself.
-Mike Eldred
> From: frankk12 at verizon.net
> To: mgs at autox.team.net
> Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2011 15:53:15 -0400
> Subject: [Mgs] Ignition Switch
>
> The ignition switch on my 1980 LE is just about ready to fail and strand
me.
> The key is barely able to turn it to start despite my attempts to inject
> various lubricants. I know it isn't the key because it acts the same
> regardless of which of my spare keys I try and some of them are like new.
Is
> it possible to get the swicth rebuilt so I can continue to use my original
> keys? Will a local locksmith be able to rebuild it? Has anyone here
> accomplished that or do I have to replace it and get new keys?
> Frank Krajewski
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