I really need help with this. I have removed the housing for my ignition lock cylinder. Once I removed it, I wasn’t holding it correctly, and the tumblers all fell out! How do I know which ones go where?? I can’t find a replacement cylinder without buying the entire ignition assembly… so I reall…

Get a locksmith to help you. You can watch this and get an idea. The principles are all the same.

Just leave the tumblers out. What are the chances of someone stealing your car? ;-]

Yeah, just compare the tumbler to the key. When the key pushes the tumbler, it will be even with the cylinder allowing it to turn. If you get one or two right, the rest will be easier. If you had the factory repair manual, it would have a diagram of the key and tumblers and which etc.

Place key on flat surface. Line up pins from shortest to longest. Look at the contact surfaces on the key and match the longest pin to the deepest cut on the key. The tops of the pins should all be even when you’ve got it right. NOW proceed to re-installing them in the right order in the cylinder…

One thing I learned when working with car locks, be sure to leave the key in the lock. Otherwise the tumbles and springs will all fall out. Ask me how I know this … lol … There’s so many possibilities to install them in the wrong orientation by guessing, I wouldn’t even bother with that method. …

GeorgeSanJose: There’s so many possibilities to install them in the wrong orientation by guessing, No guessing involved if you follow the directions in my post above.

[image] TwinTurbo: Line up pins from shortest to longest. The car locks I’ve taken apart don’t have pins. They have 5 or 6 metal wafers, each of which is shaped sort of like a picture frame. A rectangle with a smaller rectangular hole in it, which is where the key slips through. The size of…

Not exactly how automobile locks I’ve taken apart are configured, but the basic idea. [image] Wafer tumbler lock A wafer tumbler lock is a type of lock that uses a set of flat wafers to prevent the lock from opening unless the correct key is inserted. This type of lock is similar to the p…

Tumblers in ignition lock cylinder

Maintenance/Repairs

TwinTurbo August 3, 2017, 1:48pm 9

Interesting. I have trouble envisioning how that key system works as you insert the key. Every door lock I have ever done (maybe 1/2 dozen now so not huge sampling) looks just like this one:

Capture

Topic		Replies	Views
'Lil Help: Finding a prior vdo posted about door lock dissassembly General Discussion	12	1360	May 1, 2016
Ignition key lock Maintenance/Repairs dodge , caravan	8	6708	February 12, 2014
Taking apart Ignition Cylinder Maintenance/Repairs	4	5015	February 7, 2016
Rekeying a Civic door cylinder Maintenance/Repairs honda , civic-sdn	19	2527	July 17, 2025
1994 Ford Explorer - how to rekey locks Maintenance/Repairs ford	18	1758	August 1, 2023

Tumblers in ignition lock cylinder

Related topics