![]() ![]() On the inner lock cylinder, you will see a flat bar that sticks out, and about 90 degrees around, a thin piece of sheet metal covering the tumblers. It may sound hard, but if you take your time and stay organized, you'll be able to do this. This step is where the trick is: you have to take the tumblers out of the new lock, and reconfigure them to accept your original key. Slide the inner cylinder from the outer, and place the outer cylinder aside with the snap ring. Take the black snap-ring off each lock cylinder, and place them aside (remember, keep them organized!) I used a clamp and a flathead screwdriver, but snap ring pliers would have been much easier. Organization is critical! If you lose a part, mix up pieces, or get confused, you'll end up with two worthless lock cylinders and a car that won't start! Two were necessary, because you need to keep old and new parts separate so they don't get confused and end up in the wrong place. ![]() I used a couple of notebooks as workspaces to keep parts easily visible. As long as you can keep things organized, it'll do.Īn important note: you need a workspace with a light-coloured background! A lot of the parts are tiny, and are easily lost. Don't have one? Me either - I used a piece of plywood on a couple sawhorses in my garage. Now we move from inside the car to a clean, draft-free, well organized, brightly lit workspace. ![]() Try to keep the screws organized, and you'll have an easier time putting everything back together.įinally, turn the wheel a quarter turn to the right, and you'll have a clear view of the lock cylinder. Pull down and shuffle it out of the way, and place to the side. Now release the steering wheel lever, and undo the three T20 Torx screws holding on the steering column cover. If your car has it, you have to unclip the audio control connector, but mine was not equipped with this, so it was a bit easier. There is one on either side of the steering wheel. Next, insert a thin-bladed flathead screw driver into the slots on either side of the upper steering column cover, and release the tabs holding it down. You don't need to disconnect these - just let the panel rest on the floor. If your model is the wagon (as shown here), the lower dash panel will remain attached by the trunk release handle and the OBD2 diagnostic port. Undo 4 8mm bolts, and then pull gently to release the clip that fastens the left-hand side. The instructions at h ttp://give a good idea of how to go about removing everything.įirst, the lower dash panel cover comes off. You've got to remove the lower dash cover, steering column cover (upper and lower), and only then can you get to the ignition lock cylinder. Here's where the instructions for accessing the cylinder come in handy. No problem if you've got two functional keys, because you can add new ones, but you have to be able to turn the key in the ignition to do so. Ford has a passive anti-theft system (PATS) where each key has a chip, and they have to be programmed in. The repair involves changing the ignition lock cylinder for a new one, and reprogramming the computer to accept the new keys. If I were to do it again, it would probably only take 2 hours. ![]() The whole job took me about 4 hours, but I had to figure out how a lock works without much help. The total cost of the repair was the price of the part - $72.99 with tax. I ended up with a new ignition lock cylinder, but continue to use the original, programmed key. This instructable will show you how I solved the problem. This means that you would end up with one key for the doors, and a different one for the ignition - not the solution I wanted. The biggest problem I found was that each solution was either temporary, expensive, or involved getting a new key. One involved tapping the key with a hammer to get it to work, another involved drilling out the old cylinder to install a new one. I looked around online, and found a few different solutions to the problem. After doing some research, I found that apparently this is a typical problem in many Ford vehicles, especially the 2000 to 2005 Focus. The key wouldn't turn in my mother-in-law's 2004 Ford Focus wagon. ![]()
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