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YOUR RESEARCHHELP! ignition gun removal?

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just the electrical portion of the switch

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But, it turned out to be just the electrical portion of the switch.
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HELP! ignition gun removal?

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Replace bulb, not

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First step is to change the bulb, not to change out the entire fixture.
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Leading evidence: 'just the electrical portion of the switch' (1 discussions report identifying this cause; no attributable repair resolution). Across 1 matching discussions, the most frequently mentioned possible cause is 'just the electrical portion of the switch' (1 discussions; 1 report identifying it and 0 suggest it). The most frequently discussed action is 'Replace bulb, not' (1 discussions). For that action, 0 discussions report a resolution and 0 report an unsuccessful attempt. No action has an explicit, attributable resolution report under the current rules. These are forum reports and suggestions, not a confirmed diagnosis.

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Replace bulb, not

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First step is to change the bulb, not to change out the entire fixture.
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HELP! ignition gun removal?

Replace electrical portion of the switch

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Probably 90% of the time (just made that stat up, but it's probably close), it's just the cheap & easy to replace electrical portion of the switch.
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HELP! ignition gun removal?

Replace switch

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Have you tried just replacing the switch?
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Replace bulb, not

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First step is to change the bulb, not to change out the entire fixture.
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HELP! ignition gun removal?

Replace electrical portion of the switch

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Probably 90% of the time (just made that stat up, but it's probably close), it's just the cheap & easy to replace electrical portion of the switch.
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HELP! ignition gun removal?

Replace switch

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Have you tried just replacing the switch?
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HELP! ignition gun removal?

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just the electrical portion of the switch

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But, it turned out to be just the electrical portion of the switch.
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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Well here we go, I have an 02 996 ,appears the ignition gun is bad, im choosing to replace the entire gun instead of just the switch ,I have everything apart and unbolted but the gun wont release from the steering column. Any suggestions.

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Quotes source post: 12545158

Pelican parts has a great write up. There is a push tab at the top that you have to push in to get it to release

POST 3Original post

Have you tried just replacing the switch? Probably 90% of the time (just made that stat up, but it's probably close), it's just the cheap & easy to replace electrical portion of the switch. This forum is filled with posts talking about how people could have sworn they had bad tumblers and it couldn't just be the electrical switch because the ignition was all "crunchy" and grabbing the key, etc. But, it turned out to be just the electrical portion of the switch. I'd try replacing the electrical portion of the switch first, if you haven't already tried that. An analogy is a light in your house that doesn't work. First step is to change the bulb, not to change out the entire fixture.

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