Key Stuct In Ignition

[who's next]

hey i need some help.

i have just completed installing a complete r32 gts in my cefiro, all mechanical parts has been replaced with the r32 parts down to the steering rack lower control arms etc. has been changed. i took it for a test drive and everything looks and works good, except one problem, the key wont come out of the ignition. does this have something to do with the fact that the car was auto and now manual. did i forget to disconnect something? any help would be good.

thanks

Roger.

[Plattsy]

yep. being auto it requires you to have it in park. there is a circuit connected to the ignition barrel. do a search on here it should show up some results. not knowing ceffy's my guess would be there is a wire connected to the ignition barrel that needs to be removed?

[Nic_A31]

Strip the trims and find the two wires that go the the "push" button on the barrel, disconnect that plug and you're sweet.

The spring plays up after a while even in the manuals and locks your key in, need to push the spring up to allow the button to be pressed to get the key out.

Can take pics if you need.

[who's next]

thanks man i would try it this evening. thanks for all the help. i would post a new topic for another issue that came up during the test run and what i feel is the problem.

[who's next]

ok for some reason its giving me trouble to strat a new topic.

here is the other issue i am having. like i said i did a full conversion taking all the r32 mechanical parts and using it on the a31, the diff has also been changed to the lsd one that came with the r32. like others have stated the 1st half of the driveshaft is the same (with out the second half it would bolt sraight up as there is lots of room to pull it back to get the bolts to line up). the second half i needed to get adjusted so i got a machinist to cut swap the end that bolts on to the first half. he said he maintained the same length and he balanced it. but when i bolted it up i needed to actually pull the center bracket back about 1/4 inch to line up the holes on the holes on the body of the car (not the whole drive shaft as i had little or no room room to move it. as you know the center bracket is made up of a rubber piece (not sure of the correct name) this is where the movement came from for me to get the bracket to move back 1/4 inch). now i have two questions linked to this. from this it looks like the 2nd half of the shaft is 1/4 inch to long or is this how it usually is? does anyone know the length of the second shaft from end to end. i am getting a slight vibration (not all the time) i don't know if he did not balance the shaft properly or if it has to do with the center bracket being pulled back 1/4 inch to get the holes lined up. would this cause any damage or the vibration. appreciate the help

[who's next]

thanks, it was the spring that was giving trouble

so we are good to go