Editing How to remove an ignition key lock

{{youcanedit}} If you lose your keys or buy a car with no keys you can hire a locksmith or change the lock yourself. ==General Motors== GM started keeping records of key codes back in 1935. GM dealers have access to GM codes on file for the LAST SEVEN YEARS only! Some key codes can be found on the broadcast sheets deliverd with the car or found inside the car's rear seat area or over the fuel tank. You can just go to your dealer with your proof of ownership of that particular vehicle' and they can make you a key or go to your friendly neighbourhood locksmith to have him cut a key to code or make a key if none is available. ===Remove center=== [[Image:Steeringwheelcenter.jpg]] ===Remove nut=== [[Image:Steeringsocket.jpg]] ===Pull wheel=== [[Image:Pullwheel.jpg]] Remove the horn cap, attached to the cap will be a wire that goes to a plastic fitting that is removed by depressing it and giving it a quarter turn CCW to remove it. Remove the 7/8" nut from the steering shaft. Use a puller to remove the steering wheel. They usually come right off but occasionally you run into a stubborn one. A light tap with a hammer on the end of the puller will jar those loose. [[Image:Wheelpulled.jpg]] ===Remove column lock=== [[Image:Removecolumnlock.jpg]] This part requires using a special tool that pushes in on the column lock plate so you can remove the wire clip. Although this can be done without the tool, the tool makes it considerably easier. Removing the little spring wire clip is always the most aggravating part of changing the lock. [[Image:Columnlockoff.jpg]] ===Remove emergency flasher switch=== [[Image:Emergflash.jpg]] Remove the Phillips screw holds the turn signal lever in place. ===Loosen turn signal=== [[Image:turnsignal.jpg]] Remove the three Phillips screws that hold the switch. You may have to turn the switch to get at the bottom one. Gently pull up on the switch plate to loosen the wiring harness so that it slides over the steering shaft. ===Pull lockset=== [[Image:Buzzswitch.jpg]] Remove the buzzer switch and spring holder. [[Image:Removesetscrew.jpg]] Remove the torx or Phillips set screw. (Older GM columns have a push clip that must be depressed to remove the ignition.) [[Image:Removelock.jpg]] [[Image:Removelock2.jpg]] Remove the lock. The ignition switch is located at the base of the column and connects to the lock mechanism by way of a rod. ===Install new lock=== Just reverse the process. ==Chrysler== Often the same as General Motors. ==Ford== Ford started keeping records of which vehicle had what key pattern in 1996. You can just go to your dealer with your proof of ownership of that particular vehicle and they can make you a key. From 1970 to 1996, if you lost the keys to your Ford vehicle, try using a 10 pound slide hammer and a self-tapping screw that is longer than the key you lost. ==Others== [[Category:Electrical]] [[Category:Interior]] [[Category:Good articles]]

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