The ignition switch on my 1995 Subaru Legacy looks like it is (finally) failing, after 180,000 miles on the vehicle. The lock sticks and it takes quite a bit of working the key around to finally get it to turn to start the car.
The car just got back from the shop (air conditioner fix) so I don't want to bring it back in again so soon--if possible, I'd like to replace this myself. I found a replacement part on Ebay (http:// tinyurl.com/3aqu32) and I'm wondering
(1) if I need to buy the whole assembly as shown in the Ebay photo or do I just need a lock "column" of some sort;
(2) how difficult it would be for me to do this myself. I'm handy with tools. But do I need to go through the airbag? If so, sounds like it might potentially be dangerous.
Thanks for any info.