[FWDLK] Ignition switch replacement

[Curtis French <cmf392@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi all,

 

I'm replacing the ignition switch in my 59 Coronet.  I have a new switch and was going to re-use the old lock cylinder, but haven't been able to get it out of the old switch.  I never have done this before, but it looks like the cylinder has a pin on the side that fits into a hole in the switch and that you should be able to push the pin in and the lock cylinder would just drop out of the switch housing, but I can't seem to push the pin in enough to let it come out.  So I decided to take a break and let it sit a while before I broke something.

 

Is there a trick to this that I'm overlooking?

 

Thanks,

Curtis French

59 Coronet 2 dr hardtop

56 Belvedere Club Sedan