Steering column lock up.

[Ike]

So this is a new one to me never seen it before.

I was on my way to the beer store and as I made a left turn my steering locked just like the key was in the off position. I managed to straighten it out by force. This was a nerve wracking, near miss as my bronco almost ended parked under a big rig.

After some monkeying around with the wheel this is what I found;

If the wheel is pushed in, as in straight into the column it locks.

If I pull straight back on the wheel its smooth as silk stop to stop.

This applies no matter where the tilt steering is set to.

Any ideas ?

Thanks

 

[Krafty]

this is very strange indeed, you'll have to pull your steering wheel off and have a look at the locking mechanism, and see why its not receding as far as it should.

 

[Ike]

I have a line on another column locally, we didn't need the cash for clunkers we have enough salt on the roads to eat anything not soaked in undercoat.

First things first I'll pull it apart and have a look, I'll post what I find

Thanks, eh