Removing and installing the ignition switch (lock) (Focus 2)

The ignition switch (lock) is mounted on the steering column and secured with two bolts with self-cutting heads, so to replace it, you need to remove the bolts with a chisel or drill them out with an electric drill. The ignition switch (lock) can be replaced without removing the steering column, but for convenience you can remove it (see "Removing and installing the steering column").

You will need: pliers (preferably a welding clamp), a chisel, a hammer, a flat-blade screwdriver.

1. Disconnect the wire from the negative terminal of the battery.



2. Remove the steering column switches assembly with the connector (see "Replacing the steering column switches").



3. Press the immobilizer antenna unit retainer with a screwdriver…





4. …move the block to the side…



5. …squeeze the shoe retainer…



6. …disconnect the connector from the unit and remove the immobilizer antenna unit.

7. Squeeze the retainer and disconnect the wiring harness connector from the switch contact group, see "Replacing the ignition switch (lock) contact group".



8. Unscrew the right bolt securing the switch by striking it with a hammer through a chisel tangentially counterclockwise.





9. Using a welding clamp (or pliers), unscrew the left mounting bolt…



10. …and remove the ignition switch (lock) assembly with the contact group.

11. Install the parts in the reverse order of removal.

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