Broken Key in the Ignition

[69gtowner]

ok as u all kno im just getting a gt from my grandpa and he went to go and try and start it one day and the key just broke right off in the ignition and we cant get it out. so that really messes everything up right now. i dont kno what to do. it really sucks and it puts me on delay from workin on it.

[baronbors]

Use the search engine on pulling the ignition switch- it,s not that hard

[2 Fast 4 U]

Try putting some glue [the kind that sticks your fingers together in seconds], but not too much, on the broken of piece and stick it on the piece that's still in the ignition, let it dry and gently pul out the key.

[hallgeir]

It happend to me one time, but that was my Ascona B. My GT do not have the original ignition lock, so I don`t know if it`s the same, but I had to change the ignition lock. Tried everything I could think of to get the rest of the key out, but it was impossible.

[GTJIM]

I used a couple of engineer's scribers like chop sticks to grip one each side of the bit of key left in the lock. Had my Best Lady standing by with a pair of very fine needle nose pliers to grab it as soon as I managed to coax it out far enough. It is only the pressure of the sprung bails engaged in the cuts on the key that holds it in there - not very much.
Even a pair of scalpels or hobby knives with thin pointed blades would do the job.

Patience is the KEY

[69gtowner]

i used tweezers and couldnt even get ahold of it.this sucks really bad

[namba209]

Originally Posted by GTJIM Even a pair of scalpels or hobby knives with thin pointed blades would do the job. Patience is the KEY

I wonder if a couple of xacto knife blades wouold work? They should be thin enuff to go alongside the busted key. Maybe.

[GTJIM]

Another way is to drill a tiny hole into the end of the part of the key still in the lock with a fuel jet drill. Do it by hand - there are little kits of tiny fuel jet drills, complete with a hand chuck to hold them, available from most automotive stores or tool bars.
The key is made of brass so is easy to drill.
Once you have a tiny hole then a small, self-tapping screw can be used to hook the broken bit out.
What ever you do use LOTS of care - the LAST thing you want is more bits of metal broken off inside the lock.
HTH

[StephenM]

This happened to my GT a long time back. I called a locksmith and they had the broken piece out of the ignition cylinder in about 15 minutes. They have all sorts of cool tools for this type of thing.

-Stephen M