George - I had the exact thing happen to me.  You need a new tailpiece, but
may have to buy a new cylinder to get it.  It may take some special tools
to move the new tailpiece onto your existing cylinder.

I had Steve at Steve's Lock Shoppe in Huntsville Texas do mine, and it
works perfectly.

--
Alan Felder
Austin TX
82 Diesel Westy

On Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 5:58 PM, George Averill <averill@mchsi.com> wrote:

> All,
> I just discovered that the little flat rod that extends from the end of
> the ignition key cylinder into the ignition switch has broken off.  Does
> this mean that I need a completely new ignition key cylinder?  Any idea
> what might have caused this?
>
> Please send a reply to averill@mchsi.com as well as the list so that I
> will be sure to get your message.
>
> Thanks in advance
> George
> Cataula, GA
>