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Remove the inside door panel. Remove the linkage from the key tumbler. Remove the key tumbler retaining nut. Reverse the process to install the new key tumbler.
Yes, but if the key is changed or replacement key is cut it must be reprogrammed. The tumbler from Ford comes with "gates" to rekey the tumbler to the original key.
It helps to know which key tumbler you're talking about. The one for the ignition won't be the same process as the one for the cab doors.
Locksmith or replace locks
Do you want the ignition switch or the key tumbler?
Remove the retaining ring from the top of your 1977 Chevrolet pickup truck ignition key tumbler. Slide the ignition key tumbler out. Remove the wiring harness from the end of the key tumbler.
The 2000 Saturn LS1 valet key will start the car. It is made to open the driver's side door and start the car.
First get a new key from the dealer. Do not make a copy of it from the local hardware store. The dealer cuts it to the VIN.
USUALLY the key and tumbler in this model is held in by a supporting pin on the front or the back of the key and tumbler. Push the pin in with a small screwdriver or an awl. the pull it out. Put the new key and tumbler in the same way push it in until the pin locks in place then turn the key to see if it works. If it works you are finished!!
The thing to do in this case is to go to a locksmith and have him /her cut your new key to code. Your key is worn down and needs some added back on. It will cost less than changing the "waffers" in the lock. The places that cut keys just duplicate your old worn key and none of them work right.
The pin is on the bottom of cylinder, push it while turning the key until it goes in all the way and then pull the ignition out.
When you say key tumbler, are you referring to thr ign key cylinder, door , glove box or trunk cylinder. All tricky, most difficult--steering col lock cylinder. Steering wheel, signal switch, must come off.