Falcon guys... Help!

Ok, I should know how to do this. I kinda do, that is when I have a key. How in hell can I pull the lock tumbler out of the ignition without a key though? As I said, I know about turning to acc, straightening out a paper clip and doing the hole deal and pulling it out. But what magic do I need to pull off this deal without a key? I went through all of the loose Falcon keys I had, but nothing doing with the girfriends wagon. Ideas? Help?

 

i am not sure of the correct way..but i have run a 3/8th drill bit about 3/4-1" into the tumbler..then was able to turn to the right position to remove the tumbler with a paperclip and save the switch and replace the tumblers

 

20 dollars at NAPA switch with key cylinder. That is the easy way. ECH KS6457

 

cool, thanks!

 

Any body else deal with this?

 

Yep, I agree that its easier to break the old one outta there and get a new one from napa.

 

After you get the key cylinder out, at least for a 64 and 64 Falcon, the outer ***embily is held in with the bezel (reads acc, off,on start). They make a bezel removal tool to pull out the entire piece. couple sites that talks about it.

https://macsautoparts.com/falcon-co...c6oz-11584-tool/camid/FAL/cp/JS0R3CHL1097128/

http://www.fordmuscleforums.com/falcon-pages/472940-how-do-i-get-my-ignition-switch-out.html

 

If the Falcon has the original doors, you can remove a door lock and have a key made which will match the lost ignition key. With the use of the door lock, a locksmith charged me $15 to cut a new key for my '63 Ranchero project.

 

Thats what I wound up doing on my chevy II.

 

Yep, well, so yesterday I went out in the heat and drilled the lock cylinder out. I had picked up a tumbler and key set from So-Cal yesterday morning so I thought I was set. I drilled, stopped, looked to see if I had gone deep enough, then repeated. Turns out, well, ya, I had gone deep enough... Too deep enough! When the old tumbler finally called it quits and came out, I had drilled into the spaded end of the switch! Dhoooo!!! Face slap! So tomorrow down to AZ Jobbers and get a switch, throw it in and be done. The one thing that is bothering me though is that the bezel doesn't look to be the same as the tumbler I purchased for this application. In other words, after I pulled the bezel, this tumbler won't fit back though it. Looks like this car has had some playing around done at some point or another before...