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nickW:
it means can anyone answer the question above, they were arrows pointing to the quote

imspanners:

--- Quote from: "nickW" ---mines a bit sticky but not gone yet, I see padocks sell the the swith by its self or would i need the lock as well
--- End quote ---


You'll need the ignition barrel as thats the bit that's worn. (I think they come with the steering lock don't they)?

nickW:
have a look at this page
http://www.paddockspares.com/sp/category/DISCOVERY_1/subcategory/Steering/searchbox2/1)_Miscellaneous.html

gtomo2:
The switch i imagine is just the little metel box on the back of the barrel that has the contacts in for the electrics. And to take the barrel out take off the switch box one the back of the barrel (one screw) you will see a metel bar sticking out look for another small screw on the outside of the barrel undo this then push the metel bar forward as you wiggle the key in the ignition this should slide out the whole barrel and drop the steering lock back down. And then if you look at the switch pack you will see a plastic insert turn that and the car will start up :wink:

Hightower:
Well, called the local dealer today and was told new barrel is in.  So off I toddles down to Hartwell with keys in hand (just to make sure the thing works).  Just as well I did as old keys would not turn new barrel.
We recheck chassis number and key code, which match.  A bit of further digging shows up a complete lock change in 2000 by another dealer, before the car was mine, who had not updated the key code to the new one on the central database.
Two choices:
1) Go back to original dealer and try and find new key code
2) Another full lockset change with new keys

Luckily one of the technicians 'found' a couple of blank TD5 key blades (which you cannot order seperately) which has meant that I have fitted the new barrel and had the keys cut to the new code.  Only trouble is that the door lock is now on a different code, but we can worry about that in the future.
Other worry is that the new barrel is quite tight and won't always spring back from position III (starter motor on).  I'm hoping it will sort itself out as I begin to use it again.
But other than that, I'm back on the road again, for the time being.

Big thanks again to Thrasher for the use of Piglet in my hour of need, most appreciated.

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