MoT Steering lock?

[Dartmoor Navigator]

Whats the bleddy point of that then? And if you int got one ('cus its buggered) can you provide a 'steering security thing' to secure the vehicle wiff????


It's bad enough having to fix the hand brake warning light

 

[Dartmoor Navigator]

Anyone?

 

[Freelaner]

Don't know why they're checkin em cos (according to some) they're easy enuff to break off anyway.

If you can prove you're locking the steering wi summat strong they shuld leave you alone.

 

[johnny curt 1]

bleddy hell ive never heared of the steering lock haveing to work for the mot jesus ive even got mot's on me old van on the back cap no keys and a screwdriver for a fuel cap key

is your tester just being a tw@t or have they included this in the new mot rules ??? anybody ????

 

[Dartmoor Navigator]

bleddy hell ive never heared of the steering lock haveing to work for the mot jesus ive even got mot's on me old van on the back cap no keys and a screwdriver for a fuel cap key

is your tester just being a tw@t or have they included this in the new mot rules ??? anybody ????

No, it's coming in wiff the new MoT changes ---- apparently...

 

[Dartmoor Navigator]

"Dysfunctional or absent steering locks, where fitted as standard, will now cause the vehicle to fail - as will missing or damaged dust covers and suspension ball joints."

 

[Mark L]

New MOT regs.

Effective from April this year.

 

[Dartmoor Navigator]

So what is the purpose of the steering lock - security? so will a steering security fing do instead?

 

[lazydog]

Sales of disco door lock springs might go well in the next few months i hope there is a good stock!

 

[Dartmoor Navigator]

Sales of disco door lock springs might go well in the next few months i hope there is a good stock!

Oh bollocks!

 

[nick2303]

just been reading some of this...

i think my disco was originally fitted with abs.. got wires in the top of my front swivels and a bracket behind the air box.. and the brakes looked to have been replumbed..

but nothing connected and nothing in the bracket behind airbox..

its a 97 xs 300tdi disco..

if the abs has been removed am i gonna have a problem come mot time?

 

[johnny curt 1]

thats just bloody unbelieveable looks to me theyre just trying to get cars off the road now so they can ave us all driving these ****ty lecci shoebox cars tw@ts

 

[Dartmoor Navigator]

So how do you fix a steering lock?



Nick - re your ABS - sod off and start yer own fred

 

[nick2303]

So how do you fix a steering lock?



Nick - re your ABS - sod off and start yer own fred

i guessa they worry that if the steering lock has failed, it may un-fail whilst yr driving?

oh and

:mooning:

 

[Tickover]

failed on steering lock?? how dows steering lock make the car
road worthy?

 

[Dartmoor Navigator]

i guessa they worry that if the steering lock has failed, it may un-fail whilst yr driving?

oh and

:mooning:

Wot of it is totally ****ered

 

[lazydog]

cant you just replace the saddle the bit the ignition sits in

 

[Mark L]

So how do you fix a steering lock?

I took my steering wheel off the weekend - there were 2 plastic prongs at the base of the steering wheel which 'locked' into place when the key is removed.
Assuming yours are of a similar design, it sounds like they've snapped at some point in their life, therefore a new steering wheel is required.
I say this as it didn't look like it came apart.

My steering wheel is a non-airbag type on a 1994 Discovery 300tdi.

 

[nick2303]

Wot of it is totally ****ered

i would guess that a failure of the steering lock would be caused by summat breaking.. if that broken bit is still in there floating about, it may lodge in some critical place and lock the steering whilst driving..

just guessin at what someone trying to justify their mahoosive salary at vosa would think up..

 

[Dartmoor Navigator]

I took my steering wheel off the weekend - there were 2 plastic prongs at the base of the steering wheel which 'locked' into place when the key is removed.
Assuming yours are of a similar design, it sounds like they've snapped at some point in their life, therefore a new steering wheel is required.
I say this as it didn't look like it came apart.

My steering wheel is a non-airbag type on a 1994 Discovery 300tdi.

Thanks, Dude

I seem to remember a fred about a bodge wiff somefing or other that fixes it.... I must do a search.