Installed new ignition switch, cannot remove key

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I just put a new ignition switch in my car and the key won't come out! With the old switch, you would push it in a little and then rotate it back to position 0 to remove the key, but this one won't go back past position 1. It'll rotate to positions 2 and 3 just fine to start and run the car, but it won't go back to position 0 for key removal. Did I install it wrong, is it a defective switch, or is something else causing the problem?
Jul 20, 2019 at 11:24 PM
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It does sound like you have a defective switch but here are diagrams and instructions on how to install the switch correctly. Check out the diagrams (Below). Let us know what happens and please upload pictures or videos of the problem.

Jul 22, 2019 at 7:51 AM
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