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In this video, we're going to be working with our 1998 Ford F150. We're going to show you how to remove and replace your vehicle's ignition cylinder. These tend to get worn out and your key will fall out of them. This cylinder comes pre-keyed with a new set of keys in it; it does not need to be taken apart and re-keyed for your vehicle. If you like this video, please click subscribe, we have a ton more information on this, and many other vehicles, and if you need this part for your truck, you can follow the link down on the description over to 1AAuto.com. Here are the items you'll need for this repair.
Place a pick, or another small straight tool into this hole under the column, it's the one directly underneath the ignition cylinder. Now the reason we're replacing ours – and this is pretty common on these trucks – is once I put my key in and put it forward, I can pull my key right out and start the truck. So obviously, it’s not very safe, and not very secure.
So all you need to do to replace this, is take your original key, rotate it to the run position, which is going to be the last position you can click forward before actually cranking the car. Place that straight tool up at this angle, and you'll feel a little detent ball, and you push that down. You can pull the cylinder straight out, and this is that little detent ball you're going for. You just need to push that in until it releases.
Once your old ignition cylinder is out, we'll take our new ignition cylinder from 1A Auto, which you can see is exactly the same. It already comes with a new set of keys, and you could re-key this if you wanted to, but this one already comes assembled, so there's no need to do any of that. Just keep your original key to do the doors. We'll click this to the run position as well. So, go all the way counter clockwise, and then click it clockwise until the detent ball will compress. Reinstall it, turn it back, now it's in there, our key goes forward and doesn't come out of the ignition, and starts our truck just fine.
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In this video, we show you how to replace the ignition lock cylinder on this Ford Ranger. The only tool you'll need is some type of a slender tool. I use a lineup tool or a Phillips screwdriver can work for you.
Use an adjustable wrench, loosen this nut on the battery cable and then turn the battery cable and disconnect your negative cable. In our Ranger, our problem is that our lock cylinder is really not offering us a whole lot of protection here. You can see that you can rotate it back and rotate it forward without a key in there. Sometimes what will happen also, is it will stick and as soon as you start feeling that stickiness you want to replace your lock cylinder, because eventually if that keeps going your lock cylinder could get stuck in place.
To get your lock cylinder out, rotate it to the run position, take a punch tool or you could use a Phillips screwdriver. A Phillips screwdriver is a little tougher, because it does not have this kind of flat end here. You put that right up and in and you're going through this smaller hole here and you can feel a little pin, you push it up and the lock cylinder comes right out.
Here's our original lock cylinder for this 96' Ranger. We do offer two different lock cylinders. Here's the new one, this is the early style, which is the same as what's in our truck so that's what we know that we want. There's also the later style, so it's pretty easy to tell the difference. There's a difference in this thumb area.
Now take your new lock cylinder, and you want to rotate it so you can push that pin in. That pin goes towards the bottom. Put your lock cylinder in and it locks in place. Now you can see the truck is secure again, it actually requires a key to start it up. You'll want to put your new keys obviously on your keychain. Now reconnect your negative battery cable and tighten it up and you should be all set.
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Fast shipping fit perfectly
Fits as it should Thanks
Easy installation, works perfectly!
Plug and play! Nice part and a perfect fit.
Looks great & turns smooth
Works Great. Very easy to replace thanks to the video.
It worked absolutely perfectly!! Shipped quickly and fit perfectly !!! Love ordering stuff from this place. Information with videos on how to install literally everything is worth the experience. Thanks AGAIN 1A Auto
Wrong part will not refund payment
It was the correct part and was an easy replacement!
Easy to install. The videos that 1A Auto does are super helpful.
The keys are not programmed.
This part is intended to be used with the keys provided and will not work with your original key.
Keys are included with this Ignition Lock Cylinder
I install it on a 98 Ford ranger. I still have to use the old key for the door lock. I dont remember doing any programming once I put the new lock into the steering column.
This part is listed to fit a variety of different vehicles so we are uncertain which item you are referring to for $41.95. Both listings should show the brand difference, if one, as well as what is included and the specs. Thank you!
This will be just fine if you don't have the original key. This comes with 2, and just keep in mind this will not work on models that have a chipped key from factory!
Yes but; if you replace the tumblers in the new cylinder with one's from your old one, you use your original key.
