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Close-up of worn ignition lock cylinder collar in black steering column with diagnostic text overlay

Ignition lock cylinder with key and yellow tag on red background, with removal instructions

Ignition lock cylinder with key on red mat, annotated 'rotate key to OFF to extend catch button'

Ignition lock cylinder with key on red mat, annotated with instructions for releasing it from the housing

Disassembled ignition lock cylinder with key, labeled to show lock bar, collar wear, and key-in piston

Hand holding an ignition lock cylinder with key inserted, labeled align collar to key

Hand holding an ignition lock cylinder with instructions to align, insert, and rotate to RUN for column instal

Collage of steering column key-in warning switch repair with labeled steps and wiring

Door and ignition lock cylinder replacements kit with keys and instructions

Eight numbered step photos showing door lock cylinder removal with annotations

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Insert the cylinder back into the housing, aligning the cams at the inner end, then rotate the cylinder back to RUN so it can be reinstalled in the column. Push the catch pin up, insert the assembly, then turn the key to OFF to force the catch pin down. Check all functions.

If it still doesn't work right, you wasted a few minutes & a few cents worth of superglue & brake cleaner. Buy a new one & have a locksmith cut the doors onto the new ignition key, or buy a kit cylinder & build it to fit your original key.

New lock cylinder set ~$70~100 (3): with black keys (2), black ignition cylinder, stainless door cylinders (2)

Ford (1L3Z-11582-A) improved lock cylinder kit MotorCraft SW-6383 ~$60 (not the A/C clutch pressure switch with the same number)
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StratTec is the OEM for the Ford kit, and its number is 707624 for about half the price. The blank key is 597638 for ~$2.50~6 each.

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