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You may be bumping the stastistics from .5% to 1%. If you don't turn the wheel allowing the locking pin into steering column and the tumbler can be turned many times, it appears the lock assy is malfunctioning.From under the dash undo the 10mm nut that tightens the clamp that holds the lock assy in the steering column. Now is also where you need to be able to turn the key to retract another pin to allow you to slide the lock assy out of the steering column. You will need to pull the lower part of the dash away from the windshield with one hand and slide the lock out with the other. It usually clears without dropping the column. You can't just cut the locking pin off,because the mechanism itself is jamming. The locking of the wheel is incidental.

Peter
Auto Zentral Ltd.

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Auto Zentral Ltd.