You broke the key off in the ignition of your 1991 ford aerostar how do you remove the egnition to get the key end out or what is the best way to remove the key end?

Answer 1

A qualified locksmith can often do that for you. They have some rather clever tools for just such a situation. After disconecting you battery. If you remove the steering wheel cover I believe it is 4 screws. Then if you look at the bottom of the steering wheel near the ignition you should see a little button/hole. you need a very small screwdriver or pen/pencil to push this button. Push it and turn the key to the on position. It should come out farly easily. Once you have it out. hold the outside part and while watching the end oppisit the key end turn the key until the other end lines up as to appear to be able to slide apart easily. then that same button you pushed eariler you need to pull out carefully. when it is out the outside and inside of the ingition should slid apart easily and you should be able to see the broken part of the key and push it out using a small knife or something tine but hard. It sounds hard but it really isn't just make sure you keep every thing lined up. so it goes back together easily.