71 igniton key problem

The door locks are keyed alike. Take a door lock out and to a locksmith for a new key.

Speedy Jim

| > I have a '71 that's under reconstruction. We've lost the key and need to | > move the car. (sold the house) Any way to get the key mechanism out of the | > steering column without destroying the world or at least the steering | > column? | | The door locks are keyed alike. | Take a door lock out and to a locksmith for a new key. | | Speedy Jim |

Ummmm. Do what the thieves do: punch the lock with a screwdriver or drill it out. You can't release the steering lock unless the lock cyl will turn.

If you tow the car, you *could* disconnect the steering box at the rubber coupling...

Speedy Jim

| > | > I have a '71 that's under reconstruction. We've lost the key and need | > to move the car. (sold the house) Any way to get the key mechanism out of | > the steering column without destroying the world or at least the steering | > | > column? | > | | > | The door locks are keyed alike. | > | Take a door lock out and to a locksmith for a new key. | > | | > | Speedy Jim | > |

| > Thanks but unfortunately someone killed that option in a previous repair as | > the door and the ignition are not keyed the same. | | Ummmm. Do what the thieves do: punch the lock with a screwdriver | or drill it out. | You can't release the steering lock unless the lock cyl will turn. | | If you tow the car, you *could* disconnect the steering box at the | rubber coupling... |

Punching the lock is what I'd like to do but I don't know if that would damage anything else that might be harder to fix. We can unhook the steering box but that would make it hard to maneuver out of a tight space. (Why is it everything that I do has to be complicated?)