ignition switch

[scottbott]

been having problems with wiring burnt out and have replaced the wash/wipe lever and noticed that the ignition switch is burnt at the point where the harness joins the switch,had a look in the wiki and cannot find anything but how do you get the ignition switch/barrell off?,my van uses one key for every thing,can it be used in the new switch,sorry if this is a dumb question but I have never replaced one before,thanks

[Aidan]

cowling for steering colum off, steering wheel off, switches off, remove the allen bolt securing the steering lock and ignition switch etc...disconnect electrical connector and pull the whole lot off, the ignition switch electric part is a seperate part on the bottom held in place with a little screw, unscrew and pull out, buy new one, fit and reassemble

can't believe it's not on wiki mind

[scottbott]

done all that, undone the cap headed bolt under the steering coloumn but lock mech did not move was a bit reluctant to give it too much force in case I broke anything,will get switch from gsf tomorrow and try again,thanks for the reply

[mrdp]

Undo the steering lock and the barrel assembly will come off the column no problems

[scottbott]

thanks for the replies,got it off and replaced,still no headlights,removed the earth crowns and cleaned them up,removed the wiring loom from the fuse box and checked if I could see anything amiss,still nothing obvious will put it back together tomorrow night,the only thing is maybe the the light switch is kaput,are they easily available?

[Cruz]

Light switch - brickwerks

[Aidan]

late switch is different, your 1990 will have the late one, I have them in stock , check the part number on the back of the switch