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Originally Posted by RSTarga
I notice this site sells the electrical part only, is this where the spring resides?
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It is on mine ('77), the key portion of the lock just has a "church key" that fits into the electrical portion of the switch and there's no springing at all on the lock itself.
Note that the newer (cheaper) electrical portion has a lock-out mechanism that the older (more expensive) electrical portion doesn't have - the lockout gives you one chance to hit "start", then if you release the key to "Run", you have to turn it off altogether before you can hit "start" again, whereas the older design allows you to hit "start" from "run" as many times as you like without needing to turn it off in between attempts (I much prefer this behavior).
With suitable tools and patience, you can change just the electrical portion of the switch. On mine, it's a pair of slotted screws holding it on - but the screw next to the underside of the dash is quite awkward to remove.