The steering lock on my M reg 1995 Fiesta Sapphire got stuck on today. Its been playing up for a while and has been awkward to get off but it has never stuck before now. I tried all my keys but to no avail.
Does anyone know what this problem is and how I can sort it out?
I'm hoping to get my mechanic to look at it tomorrow, but any advice from any of you would be greatly recieved.
Thanks
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Had a very similar problem with my ford sierra - my god, that was ages ago. If you want to drive the car - take the circular cover off the steering wheel and remove the steering wheel - an absolute doddle on old fords. and,if my memory serves me correctly, there should, maybe, a large blue nut, that is the steering lock. hope this has helped.
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circular cover? where will I find this bearing in mind my steering wheel has an airbag in it too?
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Just wondered if you got the problem sorted. The same thing happened with my '95 Fiesta. The ignition barrel had collapsed so I had to get a new one made up to match the keys which were coded.
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sorry, my sierra didnt have an airbag. you would probably need the remove the airbag- risky!
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Dont go anywhere near the airbag unless you REALLY know what you are doing.
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The problem is now sorted thanks to my friendly mechanic. The tumblers in the ignition barrel were worn so it wasn't releasing the steering lock. Only cost £35 so I'm impressed with that. It works fine now.... I'm thinking I should have got it looked at earlier as its been awkward since I bought the car. How was I to know though.
Thanks everyone
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