Ignition not working

Did you have to take the housing apart to replace that or just pop it in?

 

Just take the key cylinder thing out and replace the rod.


If the new part you have coming comes out together and no key you’ll have to have a lock smith drill the cylinder out.

 

So rod comes out easy?

 

Yea, i don’t remember struggling

 

How did you get the broke part out

 

You're not gonna be able to buy just the rod...

you'll have to buy the whole assembly....

then can figure out how to get it out of the salvage one....


heres the one for auto tranny....

95 to 04 Toyota Tacoma 96-02 4Runner Ignition Switch W 2 Key 45020-35-9 Auto A/T | eBay


Its looks like you have to buy the one for your tranny .... auto or 5sp......

 

5 speed

95 to 04 Toyota Tacoma 96-02 4Runner Ignition Switch 2 Keys 45020-35-9 (5)Speed | eBay

 

any trick to installing the new rod? have all the pieces, but really struggling to get the new rod in place and cant find any vids of install on youtube

 

got mine going like this for now too. how do i drive it home without the steering wheel locking up on me?

 

Screw driver in the ignition Column

 

Didn’t seem safe so we took the whole assembly off so the lock bolt wouldn’t keep locking the wheel.

 

Definitely wasn't

but I was 17 so

 

Hello, reviving this thread, I have my 95.5 tacoma v6 auto and the key just spins, its not the cylinder, I took the cylinder out, then I took out the rod with a magnetic tool and it just came out it was broken just like OP’s, made room under the steering column to have enough space to get to the ignition switch in the back and I was able to remove the other half of the rod. I found a website that sells the rod for $130. Is the old part weldable? In the meantime I can turn the truck on with a flat head screwdriver, but the steering is locked, how do I bypass this? Thanks.