Installing ignition barrel, steering lock troubles

[mike49]

i was reading up wonder why the hell my new ignition barrel wouldnt slide in, and then i saw that the ignition lock needs to be down? how do i go by doing this? i push it down with a screwdriver but it keeps springing back up, it wont stay down, any ideas? cheers

[mike49]

This is in the VR by the way

[Super_Low 91]

it can be very tricky try repositioning the steering wheel if you can,, it is very fiddly

[mike49]

is there a way to hold it down whilst i slide the barrel in? taking off the steering wheel or anything?

[mike49]

and cheers mate will try.

[mike49]

nope, even moving the wheel around and trying all the different spots with the wheel turned the steering lock still wont stay down and let the new barrel slide in

[Sharpie]

needs to be in the on position "ignition lamp" showing on dash i think or acc to slide in

[moff_man]

the ones i have done have been a new steering lock as there is nothing i can find to keep it down. you might try ( i have not tried) removing the lock off the colium (the bolt may need to be drilled or cut off some how) and setting it up that way, falling that you will need a new ignition lock, you have the barrell

[mike49]

cheers, dads in adelaide atm, coming back tomorrow with my new Transmission, might see if he can get a Ignition lock too then,,, hes going to Just commodores spares... so im gathering they should have some lol

[Not_An_Abba_Fan]

Never had a problem with the steering lock, how did you get the old barrel out? If you remove it with the key 'on' like you are supposed to, the steering lock pin stays down.

[moff_man]

Never had a problem with the steering lock, how did you get the old barrel out? If you remove it with the key 'on' like you are supposed to, the steering lock pin stays down.

not allways , most of the time you have to push it back down and if the lock is a bit worn it wont stay down

[mike49]

id say the ignition lock is stuffed..... just contacted the previous owner and hes the one who took the old barrel out, he used so multigrips and yanked it out apparently, so yeah i think shes stuffed

[delcowizzid]

you need to take the wheel off and hold the pin in or you wont get it back in been there done that had me stuffed for a while till i poped the wheel off the silly lock bit kept getting in the way of it going in the first one i ground a little off the lock hook so it would go in then realised what needed doing now they are easy

[mike49]

cheers for that, these things are a royal pain in the ass :P

[mike49]

delcowizzid you have a PM mate

[mike49]

can anyone shed some light on what delcowizzid said to do? ive got the steering wheel off but dont really know how to take the indicator and wiper assembly off... or can i get to the pin to push down from here?