How To: Ignition Cylinder Lock Replacement

Broken key in ignition? Broke to call locksmith? NO MORE! Heres a chance YOU do it yourself with Basic Tools and simple direction to follow along.




You'll need to drill CENTER of ignition WHERE your key goes in


Stop and check and make sure its at end point of your key then DO NOT GO FURTHER


Using a long awe and a big screwdriver look like this


You need to put awe in the hole, you will have to wiggle it in and make sure the locks are moved UP


NOW, you able turn the key WHICH will stop because awe is in the way, so you remove awe and turn the ignition at the same time as awe comes out


Now, you can start your truck and let it run to charge the battery BUT turn back lightly as the spring will pull it back to prevent OVERSTARTING




I REMOVED steering wheel for MORE picture access and better clarity so you can see better, HOWEVER if its hard to remove, you can follow this thread if you need to
http://www.s10forum.com/forum/f200/how-steering-wheel-removal-295279/

You will need to remove bolts BUT not necesarry remove the entire trim USING 7mm socket




Trim bolt mounting are underneath the steering wheel column, you cannot see it but its there you will see 3 holes, 2 are the bolt mount, you can see it if looked carefully on daylight


Using 1/4" Rachet and 20T to remove them






Now you are able to remove the bottom steering wheel cover, the top one HAS 1 bolt LEFT, so look carefully and you will spot it, using 1/4 socket