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Old 08-09-2020, 04:15 PM   #1
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Default '35 Ignition Lock, removing plunger pin?

I'm trying to pull the pin out of the Steering Wheel Lock Plunger -- some of the reading I've done calls it a "nail" -- but having no luck. Most "how-to" articles just say "remove pin..." (It's #10 on the diagram below).


Any secrets to yanking this guy out?


A second question: With this pin in place, the "plunger" will not currently retract far enough to slide the entire column drop off the column tube. Is this normal?


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Old 08-09-2020, 05:17 PM   #2
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Default Re: '35 Ignition Lock, removing plunger pin?

Got the pin out....


Is there a source for these pins? For other parts and pieces to this assembly?
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Old 08-09-2020, 07:16 PM   #4
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Default Re: '35 Ignition Lock, removing plunger pin?

Grab the pin in a small pair of vise grip pliers as tight as you can make it and then with a long shaft screw driver pry up on the the tip of the jaws of the pliers.

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Grab the pin in a small pair of vise grip pliers as tight as you can make it and then with a long shaft screw pry up on the the tip of the jaws of the pliers.



I grabbed the pin with a small pair of vice grips, then clamped a larger pair on and used it to pry out the pin.
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