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jwa76fleetside · 08-12-2009, 05:03 PM

truck wasnt starting...it turns out my ignition switch rod activator is in need of replacement. anybody know where or how to locate one of these? am I going to have to buy a complete steering column? thanks for any advice.

Orange77 · 08-12-2009, 10:47 PM

na you shouldnt need to get a whole new one. to get to the switch you gotta drop the column. after you take apart the bottom dash on the drivers side and take the steering wheel off you should see a bracket with 4 bolts i believe. take those out and your column should be dropped. you should be able to see the switch on top of the column and the rod. i cant remember exactly how to get to the rod but if you look around under there i believe you can access it through the bottom but you probably gonna have to take the column apart from behind the steering wheel. hope this helps a lil otherwise someone else will chime in and finish the instructions on how to get to it.

84lwb · 08-13-2009, 03:15 PM

this makes me shake with fear!!!!!(cause I was young and dumb)I had the same problem with my 78 4x4 and it was all I had.had to start the thing to get around and was laying under it shorting the soleniod

,and well most can figure out wat happened when she fired and was still in gear!!!

(thought it was in neutral)anyway I remember there being a ring on the column down by the dash that I never figured out how to get off,but if you can get that off the rod should be easy to replace.

08-12-2009, 05:03 PM	#1
jwa76fleetside Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: bothell Posts: 247	help please... truck wasnt starting...it turns out my ignition switch rod activator is in need of replacement. anybody know where or how to locate one of these? am I going to have to buy a complete steering column? thanks for any advice. __________________ 76 Chevy Fleetside 63 Lincoln Continental w/ Ford Racing 460 (550hp) 2012 VW GTI 2013 Escalade 2008 Harley

08-12-2009, 10:47 PM	#2
Orange77 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 184	Re: help please... na you shouldnt need to get a whole new one. to get to the switch you gotta drop the column. after you take apart the bottom dash on the drivers side and take the steering wheel off you should see a bracket with 4 bolts i believe. take those out and your column should be dropped. you should be able to see the switch on top of the column and the rod. i cant remember exactly how to get to the rod but if you look around under there i believe you can access it through the bottom but you probably gonna have to take the column apart from behind the steering wheel. hope this helps a lil otherwise someone else will chime in and finish the instructions on how to get to it.

08-13-2009, 03:15 PM	#3
84lwb Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Southern Maryland Posts: 209	Re: help please... this makes me shake with fear!!!!!(cause I was young and dumb)I had the same problem with my 78 4x4 and it was all I had.had to start the thing to get around and was laying under it shorting the soleniod,and well most can figure out wat happened when she fired and was still in gear!!!(thought it was in neutral)anyway I remember there being a ring on the column down by the dash that I never figured out how to get off,but if you can get that off the rod should be easy to replace.



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