ignition switch door dinging woes

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Sep 16, 2011 | 07:34 PM

nookiemonster55

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ignition switch door dinging woes

While chasing down electrical problem not associated with this symptom, I removed steering column cover and noticed a single red wire with a spring type contact that fell out of igntion hole where the assembly fits in. For the life of me I cant get it in again and when I reassembled, I now have the door chime when I close door with key out of ignition....read a few posts about taping switch up but no images and if so, is the right w Name: 2011-09-16 19.22.15.jpg
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ay to go with this?

Sep 17, 2011 | 08:30 AM

miller_feed

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Can you take a better pic of this?

Sep 17, 2011 | 09:02 AM

nookiemonster55

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sorry nite time on my camera phone....i taped said wire up and now have no door dingy...did some more digging in the search threads...evidently it is a ground wire when ignition is turned off, it contacts the key drum assembly must have been loose and grounding all the time...

Sep 17, 2011 | 09:03 AM

miller_feed

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Glad you found the problem.

Sep 17, 2011 | 09:05 AM

snakedoc

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it cant see it the best.
is a small copper leg? if so i can get you a pic for where it gose.

Sep 17, 2011 | 01:26 PM

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Here is how it is supposed to be mounted in the ignition housing. You can see it in the lower portion of the housing.

Sep 17, 2011 | 03:09 PM

nookiemonster55

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for the life of me i tried and tried but could not get that thing to stay in there short of glueing it but, i just taped it up and no more door ding....nice picture....it was dark and all i had was 2 hands and a cell phone LOL
now i have found another problem.....leaking power steering somewhere....noticed during brake pad change