mrdeep2001

Hey,

I just got a 95 mustang 5.0 and there is a broken key in the trunk key cylinder. I can get it to about 1/8 to 1/4 inch out, but I cant pull it any further. Any tips/ideas are greatly appreciated.

~Deep

mjr46

take a pair of vise grips and clamp on to it hard and squirt some wd-40 or better yet PB blaster in the cylinder to help ease it's extraction

mrdeep2001

ahh, i tried that already. Since the key hole is indented(goes down) only a small portion of the key is vise-grippable. When I try and clamp down with the vice grips, I can just barely get the edge of the vise grips on the key, but when I clamp down, the key pops out and gets shot back into the cylinder. Where I then have to work it out with two eyeglass screwdrivers.

AdderMk2

get a needle nose vise grip and stop fiddle ****ing around

mrdeep2001

huh, didnt know they had needle-nose vice grips... Ill check it out next time I can get back to my parents house.

AdderMk2

yea.. having the right tool is essential

PRO50SC

Just replace the lock cylinder, problem solved!

Ketis

Yea, replacing the lock cylinder is easy.

Its just a matter of making everything lign up and making sure its in its right place

it only took like 10-20 mins to install mine after i fixed my trunk popper