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10-03-10, 04:34 PM
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Location: Waterlooville, Hants
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Just having my second ZS breakdown!
Sitting here still at work waiting for the 'very nice man' to turn up and fix my zed! Went to go home and found I couldn't turn the key in the barrel! The steering lock and/or barrel will not turn one bit. Can't complain as the only other time the zed let me down was when the clutch slave fell off!
Working 35 miles from home is there ever a good time to break down?
coffee, coffee, coffee!!!
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10-03-10, 04:37 PM
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Location: Clydebank, Glasgow
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new ignition barrel please lol, if you take the cover off the column nthen you could start it if you unscrewed the back of the barrel, but your still stuck with the lock need a hammer and a punch to knock ehm off, would start provided ye had the fob right next to where tis meant to be
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10-03-10, 04:49 PM
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Remember my first xr3i the key had snapped off in the ignition so used to keep some little mole grips in the glove box! lol
Hope its an easy and cheap fix 
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10-03-10, 04:52 PM
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technically an expertish
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new lock set, dont have the security plates on the mk1's so theyre easy peazy, mark 2 can be a nightmare lol
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10-03-10, 04:55 PM
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10-03-10, 05:18 PM
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Can't say I have ever broken down in the Devil.............might be because the majority of the car has been replaced over the past couple of years 
Hope you get it all fixed soon bud. Sounds a right PITA!
Jim
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10-03-10, 05:32 PM
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Location: UK
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No posts for an hour, hopefully the nice man effected a repair.
When I worked for the local VW garage I got sent out to help a customer who'd just bought a used Golf cab because the ignition barrel had stuck - a quick tug the wrong way on the wheel released the steering lock!
Another time it was a woman having problems with her locking fuel cap, she was turning the key the wrong way.
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10-03-10, 06:05 PM
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technically an expertish
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what an effort it was to teach tanya how to start her hyundai the first time, im like just turn the key! n did it for her twice then she couldnt do it, n she doesnt know now how she managed to not turn it lol
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10-03-10, 08:13 PM
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Sods law, he turns up and ******* thing works! Turned it off again and it got stuck  Got it going again and drove home!
It needs a new barrel, but I am using the spare key as 'Daisy' jumped up at the boot the weekend as I was unlocking the boot and bent my usual key. Tonight I straightened the bent one and all is fine, reckon the spare is slightly worn hence the problem.
2 AA calls in 5 years isn't too bad.
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10-03-10, 08:41 PM
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sounds like it could have been a lot worse... ut typical that it works when the guy turns up!
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