Crancked my truck this morning fine, got back home turned it off just fine. Got back in it to go to work went to crank it and the key just goes forward til the stop with no tension at any point(so it wont turn over). Long story short is there a rod or something that may of come loose or is it time for a new switch?

 

i had a 91 ford and the same thing happenned. turned out that some levers and rods broke in the steering column. in my case it wasnt the actual ignition switch but some levers and rods

 

Kinda what i thought but wasnt sure. I'm at work now so wont be able to tear into it till about 8. thanks for the fast response.

 

I've seen that happen several times and it's generally NOT the ignition switch, but the lock cylinder. There's a cam on the end of it that meshes with the ignition switch, and that cam breaks. It's only available with a lock cylinder package.

 

What's involved with changing the switch out? Do I need any special tools or is it a pretty straight forward simple hand tool job ?

 

You just need some torex bits. The dealer can rekey the new lock cylinder to your old key.

 

Thanks for the help guys. All the dealers are closed around here now so gonna have to figure something out, but I'll cross that bridge when I get there. Can't tell you guys enough how much I appreciate all the help.

 

Were it me, I would eliminate all that column mess and move all of the functions into the dash.

The last two winters, my Ford has been warning me that something could go haywire in the key-switch; so, I have been getting all of my ducks in a row to just bypass the whole mess.

 

What he said. Mine broke like that and so did cfarmer's.

 

A locksmith can rekey it too. Usually costs more than the stupid cylinder did.

 

I've always rekeyed my own, but they're pretty finicky. You need a steady hand, and good eyes and lots of patience if you happen to drop one of those tiny little springs on the floor.

 

Got it fixed, changed out the little cylinder for $16. Honestly I'm too lazy to to mess with the key so now I have a door key and an ignition key .Thanks again for all the advice guys.

 

Me too.