Ignition Switch Actuator -- 89 F150 w/ Tilt Wheel

How do I get the new one in? I took the column apart enough to get
the broken one out, but (being broken) it came out easier than the
(bigger) new one is going in. Do I need to take the tilt wheel
mechanism apart at the pivot somehow, or is there a secret angle or
some other way to slide the new one in. It's very cheap looking pot-
metal, I don't want to force anything.

thanks,

Bob Fourney

Yes, you must take the tilt apart.

I have not had this problem on my Ford yet, but I had it on my '81 Jeep
(which uses GM parts in this location) and I had to take the tilt stuff
completely apart to fit the new ignition parts in. I had this trouble with
my '95 Bronco, but the configuration of parts is different, and I was able
to make my repairs by only replacing the part above the tilt mechanism.




<robert.fourney RemoveThis @gmail.com> wrote in message
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> How do I get the new one in? I took the column apart enough to get
> the broken one out, but (being broken) it came out easier than the
> (bigger) new one is going in. Do I need to take the tilt wheel
> mechanism apart at the pivot somehow, or is there a secret angle or
> some other way to slide the new one in. It's very cheap looking pot-
> metal, I don't want to force anything.
>
> thanks,
>
> Bob Fourney
>