Steering lock - removal and refitting

Suspension and steering / Steering lock - removal and refitting

Removal
1 Disconnect the battery negative lead.

2 Remove the steering wheel as described in Section 13, and the splined adapter as described in Section 15 paragraph 1 (see illustration). However it is not necessary to remove the steering column for this work.

16.2 Removing the splined adapter and spring from the top of the inner column

3 Remove the screws and withdraw the steering column lower shroud.

4 Remove the three screws and withdraw the combination switch. Disconnect the wiring plug.

5 Remove the spring from the top of the inner column.

6 Using an Allen key unscrew the clamp bolt securing the steering lock (see illustration).

16.6 Unscrewing the steering lock clamp bolt

7 Disconnect the wiring plug and withdraw the steering lock from the top of the column together with the upper shroud. Note that the ignition key must be inserted to ensure that the lock is in its released position.

8 Remove the screw and withdraw the switch from the lock housing (see illustrations).

16.8a Undo the retaining screw . . .

16.8b . . . and remove the ignition switch from the steering column lock assembly

9 To remove the lock cylinder, drill a 3.0 mm diameter hole in the location shown (see illustration), depress the spring pin, and extract the cylinder.

16.9 Drill a 3 mm hole at the point shown to reveal the lock cylinder detent plunger

a 12mm
b 10mm

Refitting
10 Refitting is a reversal of removal.