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Episode: 3768
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Title: HPR3768: Jeep Ignition Repair
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Source: https://hub.hackerpublicradio.org/ccdn.php?filename=/eps/hpr3768/hpr3768.mp3
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Transcribed: 2025-10-25 05:09:14
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This is Hacker Public Radio Episode 3,768 for Wednesday 11 January 2023.
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Today's show is entitled, Jeep Ignition Repair.
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It is hosted by Stash AF, it carries a clean flag.
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This summary is Replacing Ignition on my 1999 Jeep Wrangler.
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Hello Hacker Public Radio, today I'm your host, Stash AF.
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And today I'm going to be sharing with you some recordings.
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While I was changing out the Ignition module on my 1999 Jeep Wrangler TJ,
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the problem I was having with the Jeep was every time I would turn the ignition, absolutely nothing would happen.
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Didn't click, didn't do anything.
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I tested the battery, I tested the starter, I tested the alternator, all three of which I have also replaced.
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And it turns out that the Jeep Wrangler of that particular model has a weak point in the ignition module.
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So it needed to be replaced and that turned out to be the problem.
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So here are the recordings of me removing and then reinserting those pieces.
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Okay, so to start with, I need my standard Phillips screwdriver.
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Remove the three Phillips screws from underneath the steering column.
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There's one, there goes, there's two.
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Now it didn't quite get it.
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There we go, that's two.
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Alright, the third one is a pain in me.
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I forgot I have to take the front panel off from underneath the steering column in order to get to that third screw
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because it's right in there. There it goes.
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There we go, and now the screwdriver is biting.
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Alright, so now the panel's out exposing the underside.
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Oh man, now take my T6 screwdriver with a security.
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And I remove one silver screw from the left side of the exposed area.
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And then the two from underneath.
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There are little stiff, so I need to give myself a little bit of leverage here.
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Turn my screwdriver into a T-handle here.
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Thank you, I fix it for giving me the tools to work on my Jeep.
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Drop the screw.
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You got to hold it to make sure it doesn't pop off because there is a spring inside.
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And then to remove the ignition cylinder, put the key in and turn it.
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A couple of clicks and then there's a button on the underside that I can depress and push out with my screwdriver.
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That comes out, and now the rest of the ignition assembly will just come right out.
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Alright, and there went the screw, good thing I was holding onto it.
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Alright, and that's how you remove the ignition cylinder on a Jeep TJ.
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Alright, now to reinstall the ignition.
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There's a little plastic piece that sticks out the back.
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You have to make sure that that goes in very gently.
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You don't want that to snap off.
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That tells the ignition module that the key is installed or that the key is inserted into the lock.
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It's going to be very careful when pushing it in, don't over force it.
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I apologize for the sounds of jet engines and the background.
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Oh crap.
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Oh, I just lost a piece.
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You know, these whole spring loaded things are very, very tricky.
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Let's see what we can do.
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Alright, let's get this thing back in and receded.
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Here we go.
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And then it just clicks in a little bit.
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Alright, and then slides up and in.
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Alright, to keep it from moving, I'm going to reinstall one of the three silver screws I removed earlier.
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Just kind of hold it in place.
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If your screw just slides on in, it's not fully seated.
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Let's try this again.
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Slide up on in.
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I apologize for the background noise.
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That's just my phone going off because since I'm out at my Jeep, I'm using my phone instead of my laptop to record this.
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And I realize it's probably more than what you all need to know, but I just picked up my dad from having his port of cath placed.
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So I've got family members texting me for updates on that.
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Okay, so there's a silver plate that has a divot in it.
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Got these things dirty.
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It goes into that little divot and then a dimple that comes off the bottom of the ignition.
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Make sure that that spring is in there.
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Alright, there's one screw back in and the other screw.
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Let's get the screwdriver sit back up for a T-handle for a little bit extra force.
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Gotta make sure these screws are tight.
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And then before I put all the screws back in for the front plastic cover and the underside of the steering column.
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Let's get the key back in, which of course that's not lining up correctly.
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There it goes.
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Let's get that back in.
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Alright, climb up on in here, key in, key forward, brake, clutch, life, it works.
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And that's how you reinstall the ignition cylinder on a Jeep TJ, the 1999, the 1999 model.
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And what I didn't include at the end of that was the reinstallation of the underside cover for the steering column and the kneeplate that I had removed earlier to get to the third screw for the underside of the steering column.
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So, that is just one part of my adventures with my 1999 Jeep Wrangler. Have a good day.
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On this advice status, today's show is released under Creative Commons, Attribution 4.0 International License.
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