1999 Pontiac Sunfire ignition tumbler

1999 PONTIAC SUNFIRE
140,000 MILES • 2.2L • 4 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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LUMBRJAX
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i bought a new tumbler, had a guy come to install it as he assembled it he missed a piece that locked it in place together....he slid the tumbler in & it got stuck so he drilled into the tumbler to far hoping to remove it but it got locked in their so how can i easily remove it so i can replace it with the original
May 2, 2015 at 1:25 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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What did he drill into? Is the tumbler on the steering column or dash on this year vehicle?
May 3, 2015 at 7:44 PM
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LUMBRJAX
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he drilled into the tumbler & it is in the steering column!!
May 3, 2015 at 7:54 PM
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Not sure why he did that... The steering wheel / air bag needs to be removed to remove the tumbler properly. Is that what was done?
May 3, 2015 at 8:28 PM
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LUMBRJAX
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no he didnt remove them
May 4, 2015 at 6:40 AM
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I don't mean to sound crazy, but I don't know how he was able to access it to replace it without removing the steering wheel.
May 6, 2015 at 6:47 PM
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LUMBRJAX
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i did take out the fuse for the airbag & he removed the plastic casing around the column
May 6, 2015 at 6:58 PM
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Is there any way you could upload a pic for me to see what is going on?
May 6, 2015 at 7:03 PM
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LUMBRJAX
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yes i will try & get one
May 7, 2015 at 4:54 AM