Found the board this weekend and have been reading through posts on removing the ignition switch. I hate to ask for help with out contributing but I'm out of ideas.

I lost the keys for my '88 F-250 and my local mechanic gave me instructions which were similar to quicklook2's.

However, the local mechanic did not recommend removing the steering wheel. Is that absolutely necessary? I have drilled out and removed the lock cylinder and the pin with a 1/8th drill. However, I can not pull out the cylinder. Any recommendations?

Thanks in advance.