You have to be able to turn the key to release the big plug off the back. You are probably going to have to break the connector or cut the wires and splice in the connector from the other car which will be a big pain on the ass.
Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 15, 2016, at 11:31 AM, Robert Massmann via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Well I got the steering lock out steering colum. I ground the locking pin > until the assembly came out since I couldn't get the key to turn. Semi good > news is that the same lock mechanism is in my dead 87 "190 2.5 Turbo diesel. > > Question should I be able to pull the connector plug on the end of the > ignition switch with the tumbler still in place or will I have to start > cutting. > > The plan is to use the steering lock and tumbler from the 190 and get a > matching tumbler for the E300D, so I do not have to dig into and change all > the locks over! > > Bob Massmann > 1995 E300D > > -----Original Message----- From: Mitch Haley via Mercedes > Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2016 7:04 PM > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Cc: Mitch Haley > Subject: Re: [MBZ] New Ignition Switch Issue 95 E300D > > > You're going to wish you'd never turned it to "lock" when it didn't want to > go. > Wilton got lucky, attached his key to a vibrating detail sander and buzzed the > cylinder wafers into the 'unlocked' position one last time so he could remove > the cylinder. > > Mitch. > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
