Steering Column Repair: Ignition rotates and wont shut off, ford steering column, mercury villager

Question
1995 Mercury Villager 3.0L Tilt steering My ignition key turns in both directions not shutting vehicle off or on how to take steering column apart and make repairs?

Answer
Hi Mike:
It sounds like the ignition rack actuator gear has broken.  this is very common on many ford & Mercury vehicles.

We have recently uploaded pages and a description of how to rebuild the upper portion of a Ford steering column.  They are broken down into step by step detailed instructions on our website. Although the example is for a 2000 Mustang, the column is identical to yours (tilt and non tilt use the same housing)
http://www.stolenandrecovered.com/howto/fordupper.php

I hope these instructions help you.  If not, please contact me again for more information.
Lastly, if you need parts to repair this column simply follow the links to the Ford Parts pages and select any of the parts you need.  We do provide a rack actuator on this page (rack05 near the bottom).
http://stolenandrecovered.com/parts2/ford.php

Feel free to email us on our "Contact Us / Order Parts" page and we will get back in touch with you personally.  We stock and sell all of the parts you will need for this job.
Good luck

Doug

http://www.stolenandrecovered.com