Re: Replacing Ford '80 F250 Ignition Lock Without Key

"Nehmo" <nehmo54@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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Kevin wrote:
You have three choices. One is to drill it out. That is the hardest
to accomplish but is doable with enough effort. Use a 1/4" bit.
Keeping it centered and drilling through the hardened pins without
breaking the bit is a challenge. Another is to find, borrow, or rent
a slide hammer dent puller and pop it out. That is the easiest if you
can get a puller to use and is the method of choice used by many car
thieves. The other alternative is to have a locksmith do it for you,
very easy but expensive.

Considering I'm too far along already, the locksmith is out. That's
for rich sissies anyway. The dent puller sounds like the way-to-go,
but It's too far of a bike ride to anyplace I can get one. Tomorrow
morning I'll try the drill.

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I have just used a punch on the retaining pin and pounded it up into
the body of the lock cyl. I have done several this way. It isn`t pretty
but works ok. KB

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