Eliminate steering wheel lock?

[Wvbuzzmaster]

In the middle of rebuilding the steering column in my 1972 Duster and was considering eliminating the steering wheel lock. Should I eliminate the steering wheel lock?

 

[Dana67Dart]

My 67 dart can be driven away with 2 jumper wires.

With a steering wheel lock it will take a few seconds longer.

 

[jos51700]

Yeah, disable it.
Where exactly do you park it?

 

[Wvbuzzmaster]

In a garage when home. Not in a big city or anything.

Yeah, disable it.
Where exactly do you park it?

 

[mderoy340]

If you race and kill the car with the key yes.

 

[jos51700]

In a garage when home. Not in a big city or anything.

I was being facetious, as in, targeting your car for easy theft

 

[HemiDenny]

IMO, it is archaic and not much of a theft deterrent. Hide a power cut off if you want something that would likely do a more efficient job. your call.

 

[CFD244]

Why delete it? Is it causing problems?

 

[Wvbuzzmaster]

Column is stripped down to nothing so now is the time to leave it out or install it back in.

 

[RustyRatRod]

Was it somehow offending you? If it bothers you, leave it off. I would not.

 

[Ricks70Duster340]

Column is stripped down to nothing so now is the time to leave it out or install it back in.

I removed the locking parts when I installed a B&M floor shifter.

 

[dustertogo]

No biggie either way. Flip a coin.

 

[Jim Lusk]

I would probably leave it out.

 

[Jeff Seighman]

When I rebuilt my column, I left it out. If someone really likes your car better than you their going to get it pretty much no matter what you do to protect it and think of that extra weight loss, like adding 50 HP

 

[2nd340]

I’ll take your lock plate if it is on the garage floor now

 

[Jeff Seighman]

If you are asking me, I'm pretty sure I put all the parts in a bag, but it's all stored at my son's home and I don't know when I'll be able to get there. You can have them. It might be a few weeks or so.

 

[2nd340]

Please let me know when the time comes around.

 

[Jeff Seighman]

Will do.