Hi all members i have problem with the steer lock  after i pull the key the angle of lock on the right side should equal the left side but in my case the right side is lock correct but left one i should move steer much over the normal to lock

this problem occurred after i changed the gear steer because the old one become crusty

Mine don't work full stop 

didnt you try to see what cause this problem

this is what i was talk about  first pic lock on right side

second pic the lock on the left side and diffrent

 

Edited 1 August, 20178 yr by captain_crunch

@captain_crunch - It looks to me like the locking pawl is engaging the wheel/column in a different place. Did you remove the ring that the locking pawl locks into when changing the components?

 

Actually, could you be more specific about what you removed, and what you changed?

2 hours ago, KenONeill said:

Actually, could you be more specific about what you removed, and what you changed?

Exactly.

@captain_crunch

Maybe you can clarify also what you call "gear steer". Preferably in better English.

Edited 1 August, 20178 yr by RicardoM

@RicardoM - Actually, your last has given me an idea: for now let's just say that the only "gear wheel" I can think of in rack and pinion steering is the pinion wheel that engages with the steering rack.

5 hours ago, KenONeill said:

...let's just say that the only "gear wheel" I can think of in rack and pinion steering is the pinion wheel that engages with the steering rack.

I don't assume anything. It is OP's job to come with full repair details if he wants clear technical solutions. I've said it so many times, we don't have full access to the car. All we know is what an OP writes, sometimes in a few tormented phrases.

Edited 1 August, 20178 yr by RicardoM

sorry for bad english i mean after change steer rack

steer column was removed also when change steer rack

9 hours ago, KenONeill said:

@captain_crunch - It looks to me like the locking pawl is engaging the wheel/column in a different place. Did you remove the ring that the locking pawl locks into when changing the components?

 

Actually, could you be more specific about what you removed, and what you changed?

did you mean this part

@captain_crunch @RicardoM Well, this now looks to me like, at some point whilst the steering column was disconnected from the rack, the column was given a part turn, which has moved the slot that the locking pawl engages in away from the "straight ahead". Yes, that slot is inside "part 36" on the exploded drawing.

 

To fix this means stopping the car straight ahead, disconnecting the rack from the column, turning the column until the steering lock engages, reconnecting the rack, and then re-moving and refitting the steering wheel as close to ahead as the splines on the wheel allow.