Thread: Help please? advice on changing an ignition barrel

Have you tried lubricating it with some graphite powder?

Yep, it did help at first but it seems to be getting worse, particularly on hotter days. Yesterday arvo I couldn't turn the key at all so I might have to swap it out this morning.

Never done a Puma so not sure if they are similar, but on the county (and '99 model looks the same) its a case of:

• disconnect the battery
• remove steering wheel
• remove the steering column shroud
• remove the break off bolts holding the barrel in place (I used a small cold chisel and tapped on the edge of the bolt in the undo direction until they loosened)
• pull the barrel out and swap over the wires to the new switch.
• refit in reverse order. If you haven't got new break-off bolts you can refit them by cutting a slot in the head to take a screwdriver.

Steve