Installed new ignition switch, cannot remove key

Tiny
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  • 1991 HONDA ACCORD
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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?
Sunday, July 21st, 2019 AT 6:24 AM

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Tiny
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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.
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Monday, July 22nd, 2019 AT 2:51 PM

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