Jammed Ignition Key Tumbler.... Grrrrr!!!!

[Prospector]

1984 GMC pickup 1500...

I read everything I could find about it... There isn't a little tumbler release hole anywhere near the key tumbler in the column..?

I removed the steering wheel... I can't get past the wheel lock plate..? How is it removed?.. I want to defeat the wheel lock while I'm in there... Do you just grind off the pin?..

Does hammer and chisel ever work in repairing a column?..

When I tried to start the truck, something snapped near the tumbler, between the tumbler and the switch guess... Now the tumbler moves way too freely... I'm guessing that a metal strap connection to the starter slide-switch broke..
So I suppose I need to get at the starter slide-switch, and make it so I can move the switch like the key did to get this thing started and running ASAP...

So where do I drill to create a slot to the switch?.. I can't remove the steering lock plate..? Is my only option, to grind the covers off?..

Is there a simple quick way to cut up the wires, and splice them to a switch and starter button?.. Which wires?.. Where?..

Now I see why cruise control wasn't working.. the wires came off... So now really I need to get into the column...

Is there a way to dismantle the column without destroying it?..