Ignition switch

  • Augustus Maximus
    Augustus Maximus
    Senior Member
    • 1739

    Ignition switch

    Just how hard is to swap this thing. How do you pull those headless bolts.
    Cha iro

    enjoy building it yourself.
    if it fails, fuck it.
    at least you gave it a whirl.
  • Z_Karma
    Z_Karma
    Administrator
    • 3318

    #2
    I used an easy-out to back out the screws on one and just drilled the heads out on another.
    Putting a little penetrating lube in there should help them back out.
    They're not torqued in there incredibly tight but any thread corrosion can make it a pain in the ass.

    I replaced them with some stainless socket head cap screws from ACE hardware, M8 i think is the thread, possibly M6


    84 AE/Shiro #683/Shiro #820/84 Turbo
  • reddzx
    reddzx
    Senior Citizen
    • 6440

    #3
    I drill a small eight inch deep hole in them and tap a square drive screw driver in and just turn them out.



    1988 300ZX Turbo, Shiro Special #760
    1988 300ZX Turbo Automatic (wife's car)
    1991 Hard-body 2WD

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  • flatfoot
    flatfoot
    Senior Member
    • 253

    #4
    I've yet to do one on a nissan.

    I've done a few toyotas at work. Just used a die grinder with a cutoff wheel to cut slots in them and used a custom flat screw driver with a wrench attached to it for leverage.

    The replacement bolts are break to torque. You just keep tightening them until the heads break off.
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  • Augustus Maximus
    Augustus Maximus
    Senior Member
    • 1739

    #5
    I grabbed the steering column with switch attached and swapping the column is starting to appear more appealing than drilling out two ignition switches. Thanks guys.
    Cha iro

    enjoy building it yourself.
    if it fails, fuck it.
    at least you gave it a whirl.
  • Big Slappy Z
    Big Slappy Z
    Senior Member
    • 237

    #6
    you just cut a notch so you can fit a flathead screwdriver in there. They aren't torqued very tight. There's a video/guide somewhere online I remember watching. I didn't swap mine out because I didn't feel like pulling the dash again to get to it.