Hello,
Can anyone give me some advice as to how I go about removing a clubman ignition barrel (with steering lock) from my steering column. It appears to have 2 pins that hold the bracket to the steering column and I have no idea what I have to do to get it off.
Cheers
Dave

these are a shear type bolt, you can either with a dremel and a cutting disc cut a slot in the end and use a screwdriver or use a chisle and paitently tap it around
either way takes a while to do but it will come off.

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A almost Bog Stock 1977 LS
1969 morris mini panel van, a work in progress

Thanks for that. Sounds like it is going to be painful. Chisel hey? Geez this is going to take a while.

The original "shear" bolts used in manufacture can be confusing. They were just like a normal bolt that screws into a threaded hole. But the head of the bolt has a weak point just below the head. The bolt is done up tight enough to shear off the head leaving the bolt fixed with no easy way to get it out again.

This was done as a security measure to make the key barrel and steering lock a little harder to tamper with. [As we all know this is not much of a strong point anyway and so the shear bolts just become a PINA for the owner.]

To get them out you just have to unscrew them like any other bolt, but you need to get creative to getting some purchase on the bolt to enable you to turn it. [see the WAHL's advice above]

Cheers Dat

Alternatively, just grind the whole shebang off and start again...

You can try welding a handle onto one end of the bolt, instead of the grind-and-turn method..

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You may find it a bit difficult to get a cold chisel in there. If you do try a centre punch.

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Chris

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