VTSS Disarm Switch Removal

[Mcoop]

I am removing the rear bulkhead from my '02 RT. How is the connector removed from the cylinder? I tried pulling it off and it will not move and I am afraid to pull too hard.

[01sapphirebob]

I went through this when I did my stereo install on my RT this winter. I ended up just having to be a little
bit Forceful with it, but it'll come off.

[Steve-Indy]

Keep in mind that at this point most of these switches have become I me quite fragile...thus, easily broken. There are no replacements to be found in the Chrysler system. And, unfortunately, the salvage operations have often had a hard time removing them without breaking them. If yours breaks, one can replace it with a non-keyed momentary switch if necessary. A functioning switch sure beats crawling under the dash at night trying to reset an alarm system that has gone into theft mode...i.e. a no start situation for the engine.

[Mcoop]

Thank you for the replies. @Steve-Indy , good point and now you have me worried.

[Steve-Indy]

My post was not meant to worry you...just make you aware of the potential problem. A few years ago, Tom Sessions and I had to deal with a broken reset switch on
member's 02 R/T 10 during one of the week long service sessions that I would regularly arrange. As there were no factory replacement parts available, I sourced a used switch from Don Scharf Automotive...NOTING that they removed THREE of these switches from Vipers just to get me ONE that was not broken.

As per my post, there is a solution IF you need to use it.

[GTS Dean]

Almost all industrial solenoids I'm familiar with have a pressed steel nut or snap ring to hold the coil on top. The coil is free to rotate around the pole. This may have a molded retainer something similar to an engine valve. I would give it a light shot of penetrating oil and gently twist the coil housing to free it up, then carefully try to pop it straight up and off. It may take some gentle tapping with a small wrench right around the retainer to release.