Mechanical Engineering, December 1st, 2002
Taking them out isn't always easy. TO GET AT THE CHEVY'S failed ignition lock cylinder, the Saturday-- morning mechanic hoped a shortcut would trim the three-hour job, as detailed in the shop manual, down to an hour or so. After pulling the steering wheel and relocating the turn signal/high beam/cruise control cluster, he was able to find a single Torx screw buried beneath a few wires and the tilt-wheel spring. That screw was all that stood between him and his sliding the cylinder straight out of the column. Piece of cake, he thought. But the cake flopped. The little Torx screw refused to bu...
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