broke key in ignition

"They" don't do much car work, do they? And haven't bothered to look at a service manual?

The cylinder removal procedure in most cars is to rotate cylinder, then depress a spring release which allows the cylinder to be removed. and replaced. It won't depress unless you _can_ turn the cylinder.

So ideally, your first step should be to remove the broken piece of the key. If you have a spare key, the whole job is done right there. If not, pick the lock to the appropriate position and remove.

If the piece is completely unremovable, you're pretty much talking about brute-force methods, drilling and the like.

Either way, you're better off calling in someone who Knows What They're Doing, and it sounds like neither you nor they qualify... Remember, the whole point of the ignition lock is to _resist_ being operated or removed without a key.

That's about as much detail as should be posted on a public newsgroup.

IF its a SINGLE SIDED key, then you pull the steering wheel etc..

if its a DOUBLE sided key then the lock MUST BE TURNED to a certain position, but you do NOT need to remove the steering wheel..but you got to have a couple of other cute tools that you would not have AND some explicit directions as well.

--Shiva--

Thanks the guy that called me he works on fords all the time. He doesn't do Chevy's. He said when he was looking at it. It was different then the fords he knew their ignition is different (naturally it's different brand).

He did notice & explained I believe he said a notch on the understand.

he called me because I do home rekeying and unlock autos I've just never done the ignitions

Thanks