68 Ignition Lock

Kisner · 07-14-2001, 01:25 PM

I just ordered and received a new ignition lock from Mustangs Unlimited. However, it won't fit in my ignition switch. When I looked carefully at the very end (which one side of the small bar is small and other a little bigger) they're reversed from my original one. I have the original lock but not the switch, but the replacement switch worked perfect with my original lock. Could this be a manufacturer's defect or am I missing something? Hard for me to believe the lock was manufactured backwards.

Gearhead999 · 07-15-2001, 07:41 AM

I would double check that you have the correct tumbler. It should fit right in the switch.

Call them.

Kisner · 07-16-2001, 09:41 AM

You'll have to excuse my ignorance. Is the tumbler the lock itself? If so, the package says it's for 67-69. I took it to Autozone yesterday and they said it's a manufacturer's defect and that the end is reversed.

Gearhead999 · 07-16-2001, 07:10 PM

No problem. The tumbler is the mechanical part of the lock itself. The part that the key goes in.

Glad to hear you have it worked out.

07-14-2001, 01:25 PM	#1
Kisner Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 290	68 Ignition Lock I just ordered and received a new ignition lock from Mustangs Unlimited. However, it won't fit in my ignition switch. When I looked carefully at the very end (which one side of the small bar is small and other a little bigger) they're reversed from my original one. I have the original lock but not the switch, but the replacement switch worked perfect with my original lock. Could this be a manufacturer's defect or am I missing something? Hard for me to believe the lock was manufactured backwards.

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07-15-2001, 07:41 AM	#2
Gearhead999 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 1998 Location: Oviedo, FL Posts: 992	I would double check that you have the correct tumbler. It should fit right in the switch. Call them.

07-16-2001, 09:41 AM	#3
Kisner Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 290	You'll have to excuse my ignorance. Is the tumbler the lock itself? If so, the package says it's for 67-69. I took it to Autozone yesterday and they said it's a manufacturer's defect and that the end is reversed.

07-16-2001, 07:10 PM	#4
Gearhead999 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 1998 Location: Oviedo, FL Posts: 992	No problem. The tumbler is the mechanical part of the lock itself. The part that the key goes in. Glad to hear you have it worked out.