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Mike Noc · 12th January 2020, 18:19

Strange that the steering lock doesn't come on when you turn the wheel - it should do so that may be your problem.

Try straightening a paper clip out and bend the last 2mm over at a right angle. Push it down into the lock and rake anything jammed back out.

If nothing comes to light I'd squirt some WD40 down there just in case anything has seized up. I know this isn't usually the done thing, but I've done it before with 100% success on a Rover 400.

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12th January 2020, 18:19	#10
Mike Noc This is my second home Rover 75 CDT Manual Connoisseur SE, Rover 75 CDT Automatic Connoisseur SE & a Freelander Td4. Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Hampshire Posts: 11,551 Thanks: 3,470 Thanked 3,119 Times in 2,247 Posts	Strange that the steering lock doesn't come on when you turn the wheel - it should do so that may be your problem. Try straightening a paper clip out and bend the last 2mm over at a right angle. Push it down into the lock and rake anything jammed back out. If nothing comes to light I'd squirt some WD40 down there just in case anything has seized up. I know this isn't usually the done thing, but I've done it before with 100% success on a Rover 400. . Last edited by Mike Noc; 12th January 2020 at 18:22..