Ignition/Steering Lock Removal

[I.Mupferit]

I am in the throes of fitting Q/R steering wheel together with starter button and shielded ignition switch. As it will then become redundant, does anybody know how to remove the standard ign. switch/steering lock, other than a bloody big hammer?

Brent

[DCG]

Brent,

 

I recently removed my steering lock & ignition switch and it was only held on by two bolts. Removing it was as simple as that. I'm assuming that it was the "standard" lock!

 

Dave

[MICK]

Brent, when the original steering lock was fitted 2 "shear" bolts should have been used.These are designed so that when tightened they snap off flush with the body of the lock making removal difficult.To remove these you may have to drill them out.....If you are lucky sometimes they can be slackened with a centre pop & hammer, try to tap the heads anti clockwise away from the centre of the head. Once slackened they usually come out quite easily.

[CHRIS CLARK]

The starter button & shielded switch I can understand but the removable wheel? Admit it! Too many cream cakes eh, and now you're finding it a tight fit!!!!!!!!

[S33VEN]

Sounds a bit drastic, but if you want a quick and easy result use an angle grinder and grind through the bolt heads just above the bracket. You can then punch out the bolts.

I am in South Bucks if you want to borrow an angle grinder!

I tried to do it in a kinder way in my sons mini, but this solution worked a treat.

Clean up well afterwards.

If you are a purist, you could ask someone to hold a vacuum cleaner to catch all the 'grindings'.

 

Tony Stattersfield

[I.Mupferit]

Chris,

You're not too far off, although it is more due to the difficulty of getting in to the car with the hood up and trying to bend my knees in directions they were never intended to go. Rather than cream cakes it is probably the Wadsworth 6X which is the main culprit!

 

Brent

[CHRIS CLARK]

B£%&$y hell! Did you say hood up?!!!!!!!!!!!

 

You'll just have to cut down---- instead of 6X pints a night try only 2X!

[Jason Plato]

Hope this may be of help ...........Posted a while back ....

I would leave the steering lock / ignition part in place for the next owner ??

Flip switch and starter button now installed and working a treat ! .

Wiring is as follows :

remove black shroud around ignition switch ( warning this is the point of no return as at cannot be refitted ), on the rear of the ignition unit are 3 male connections marked as 50 , 30 & 15

50 = Red / white wire ( Starter motor signal )

30 = 2 brown ( Constant live )

15 = 2 white + 1 red ( ignition on/off )

Add 2 feeds from brown wires 30 .

connect ignition flip switch to wires from 15 & 30 .

connect starter button to wires from 50 & 30 .

reconnect battery / master switch .

Flip your switch , press your button and Vrooom ! Jobs a good un !

Now the difficut bit..... where on the dash do I mount them ??

Time taken = 30 mins .

Please double check your own ignition wiring before starting as it may be different ?

David J

 

Edited by - Dave J on 11 Sep 2000 20:43:50