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**JasonCSBB** · 08-31-2006, 01:37 PM

I replaced mine and also keyed the cylinder myself. Great tips from this forum!

Here are tips for keying it, it's easy! Took less time than driving to a locksmith.

- Spread a thick white towel on a well-lit work surface. If you drop any of the fiddly little bits, you can find it easily.

- Go through the whole instructions. Do it from start to finish, minus the springs and pins and the final locking together, to familiarize yourself with how it all fits together.

- When doing the pin sequence, start with the end nearest the tip of the key.

- I used a piston ring spreader to put on the final circlip. That sucker was pretty stiff.

- Grease the inside of the outer cylinder.

Cheers!

08-31-2006, 01:37 PM	#27
JasonCSBB Rookie Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 17	Re: New Ignition Cylinder Help. I replaced mine and also keyed the cylinder myself. Great tips from this forum! Here are tips for keying it, it's easy! Took less time than driving to a locksmith. - Spread a thick white towel on a well-lit work surface. If you drop any of the fiddly little bits, you can find it easily. - Go through the whole instructions. Do it from start to finish, minus the springs and pins and the final locking together, to familiarize yourself with how it all fits together. - When doing the pin sequence, start with the end nearest the tip of the key. - I used a piston ring spreader to put on the final circlip. That sucker was pretty stiff. - Grease the inside of the outer cylinder. Cheers!