Hello how do you remove the ignition key barrel.
I have removed all the plastic covers out of the way now. Just wanting to know what next as I will be getting another barrel sometime soon.
306 hdi
Thanks
Removing ignition key barrel
Moderator: RichardW
- Welshy_Pete
- Posts: 414
- Joined: 29 Apr 2012, 01:56
- Location: Wrexham Wales
- My Cars: 306 hdi 1999 + 306 hdi 2000
- x 2
- CitroJim
- A very naughty boy
- Posts: 49526
- Joined: 30 Apr 2005, 23:33
- Location: Paggers
- My Cars: Bluebell the AX, Polly the C3 Picasso, Pix the Nissan Pixo, Propel the duathlon bike, TCR Pro the road bike and Fuji the TT bike...
- x 6160
- Contact:
Re: Removing ignition key barrel
There should be a small screw and a plunger (which can only be depressed when the switch is set to off and key out) on the switch barrel holding it in the tube on the steering column.
Remove the screw and depress the plunger and it should then slide out... You'll need to ease the heavy wires out with it as they can catch and make it seem like the barrel won't move...
Remove the screw and depress the plunger and it should then slide out... You'll need to ease the heavy wires out with it as they can catch and make it seem like the barrel won't move...
Jim
Runner, cyclist, time triallist, duathlete, Citroen AX fan and the CCC Citroenian 'From A to Z' Columnist...
Runner, cyclist, time triallist, duathlete, Citroen AX fan and the CCC Citroenian 'From A to Z' Columnist...
-
- (Donor 2020)
- Posts: 1810
- Joined: 19 Jan 2015, 17:42
- Location: Congleton
- Lexia Available: Yes
- My Cars: '95 Xantia 1.9D automatic - 109k one of two remaining
'03 206 GTi180 - 97k in pieces being brought back up to snuff
'03 206 1.9TD - home-built veg-fuelled B-road bruiser
'99 306 SE 2.0i cabriolet - 92k awaiting service work ready for next summer
'97 306 XS 1.6i 3 door, Bianca White, from dead 12 years & seized solid to road legal in 7 days - x 212
Re: Removing ignition key barrel
Jim, I thought the key had to be in the barrel for the button to be pressed? IIRC it was this way on the 206, 205 & 405 as well as Fords. (I think it's a security thing where you need the key to be able to remove the lock barrel, less important in this age of transponders and inconvenient if you're replacing due to a lost key BUT unless the 306 is different to the 206 and others I think the key does have to be in & turned to the first detent (ACC) to press the button? At the very least I'm sure the steering lock needs to be disengaged)
'95 Xantia LX 1.9D-auto, Black, 109k
'03 206 GTi180 94k in surgery
'03 206 1.1S XUD9TE/veg project
'99 306 2.0SE cabriolet 95k summer toy
'97 306 XS 1.6i 99k sat 12 years, fixed in 7 days, 150mile maiden voyage
'03 206 GTi180 94k in surgery
'03 206 1.1S XUD9TE/veg project
'99 306 2.0SE cabriolet 95k summer toy
'97 306 XS 1.6i 99k sat 12 years, fixed in 7 days, 150mile maiden voyage
- Welshy_Pete
- Posts: 414
- Joined: 29 Apr 2012, 01:56
- Location: Wrexham Wales
- My Cars: 306 hdi 1999 + 306 hdi 2000
- x 2
Re: Removing ignition key barrel
CitroJim wrote:There should be a small screw and a plunger (which can only be depressed when the switch is set to off and key out) on the switch barrel holding it in the tube on the steering column.
Remove the screw and depress the plunger and it should then slide out... You'll need to ease the heavy wires out with it as they can catch and make it seem like the barrel won't move...
Yeah remove screw turn key to position 2 then there a metal clip push that in and pull barrel out.
Just had ago thanks.
- CitroJim
- A very naughty boy
- Posts: 49526
- Joined: 30 Apr 2005, 23:33
- Location: Paggers
- My Cars: Bluebell the AX, Polly the C3 Picasso, Pix the Nissan Pixo, Propel the duathlon bike, TCR Pro the road bike and Fuji the TT bike...
- x 6160
- Contact:
Re: Removing ignition key barrel
Yes, my bad on the key position. Sorryekjdm14 wrote:Jim, I thought the key had to be in the barrel for the button to be pressed?
Jim
Runner, cyclist, time triallist, duathlete, Citroen AX fan and the CCC Citroenian 'From A to Z' Columnist...
Runner, cyclist, time triallist, duathlete, Citroen AX fan and the CCC Citroenian 'From A to Z' Columnist...
- spider
- Posts: 3949
- Joined: 05 Jan 2010, 14:28
- Location: Derby.
- My Cars: Soon, I hope...
- x 77
- Contact:
Re: Removing ignition key barrel
I think the very early ones (possibly up to about 86 or 89?) may of had this. I do know what you are talking about with this though.CitroJim wrote:There should be a small screw and a plunger (which can only be depressed when the switch is set to off and key out) on the switch barrel holding it in the tube on the steering column.
Remove the screw and depress the plunger and it should then slide out... You'll need to ease the heavy wires out with it as they can catch and make it seem like the barrel won't move...
Andy.
91 205D-Turbo, gone but still missed
02 106D, TUD5B, gone but not really missed apart from the MPG
91 205D-Turbo, gone but still missed
02 106D, TUD5B, gone but not really missed apart from the MPG