Ignition lock cylinder won’t come out

[84prspctr]

Hi guys this is my first post. It is a jeep j4000 pickup. I know, it’s not a gm truck but amc switched to a gm column this year. The truck is a 1973. I took the column apart to get the lock cylinder out because it was stuck in acc. I tried pushing a screwdriver in the hole and it wasn’t doing anything it wouldn’t come out. I tried turning the key back to lock to see if that would help and it broke the whole thing. Broke the key off in the ignition and broke the faceplate off the lock cylinder. Now I’m really mad because my only key for the doors is broken in the ignition, and I can’t start the truck or anything because the damn lock cylinder is broke and there’s no way to get it out. Any help is appreciated.

 

[84prspctr]

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[squaredeal91]

If I'm not mistaken. You need to remove the black Philips screw nearest to the lock cylinder. That should release it

 

[squaredeal91]

Just about same thing happened to me on my yellow truck a couple years ago. I had been starting it with a screw driver for quite some time and someone moved my truck at work and turned it back to lock and I was stuck. Built my lock plate tool at work and changed cylinder out in parking lot.

 

[84prspctr]

I have removed all the screws I can see besides one hex bolt that isn’t near the lock cylinder

 

[84prspctr]

there was a plastic square rod thing pushed in there with two copper wires hanging off it that I just pulled out, but I can’t pull on the lock cylinder very well anymore because the faceplate of it broke off

 

[CalSgt]

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[Bextreme04]

there was a plastic square rod thing pushed in there with two copper wires hanging off it that I just pulled out, but I can’t pull on the lock cylinder very well anymore because the faceplate of it broke off

You can see the spot the screw is supposed to go in right above the white turn signal piece in your first picture. The screw is missing(it looks like), but the cylinder needs to be turned to the position one click forward from locked. Then it should just pull straight out. I just did this last week, mine had basically frozen up internally and would turn with any key inserted, or no key at all.

 

[84prspctr]

I’ve tried turning it and there’s no difference. I actually broke the key and faceplate off the lock cylinder when I tried turning it further

 

[CalSgt]

You can see the spot the screw is supposed to go in right above the white turn signal piece in your first picture. The screw is missing(it looks like), but the cylinder needs to be turned to the position one click forward from locked. Then it should just pull straight out. I just did this last week, mine had basically frozen up internally and would turn with any key inserted, or no key at all.

I think there are different styles of the retention screw, IIRC mine was here below the cylinder. (not my picture) Also the video I linked above shows the guy knock out a hole in the column and manually depress a spring loaded latch. I didn't need to do that on mine, mine was just like you describe.

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[84prspctr]

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Thanks so much for this video, I was looking all over and couldn’t find one with a column like that. I was pushing in the hole to the left. I will try the other hole later today

 

[84prspctr]

My column is exactly the same as the one in the video

 

[Bextreme04]

I think there are different styles of the retention screw, IIRC mine was here below the cylinder. (not my picture) Also the video I linked above shows the guy knock out a hole in the column and manually depress a spring loaded latch. I didn't need to do that on mine, mine was just like you describe.

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Ah, yep that's exactly what mine looked like! I mistook the hole on top for the phillips screw there in this picture.

 

[CalSgt]

Thanks so much for this video, I was looking all over and couldn’t find one with a column like that. I was pushing in the hole to the left. I will try the other hole later today

Good luck Sir, my column didn't look the same but is a little newer than yours.

When the guy said he had to knock out a piece of aluminum with a punch I was expecting it to be one of those guys on youtube that has no clue, but it seemed legit so I shared it.

 

[84prspctr]

Mine are both knocked out already. I haven’t tried it yet but I will later. Hopefully I can get the broken off key out of that lock cylinder