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Originally Posted by damntall
I'm not quite following how the ignition / lock mechanism plays into it... can you describe and/or provide me some pics? It think this is what happened, because the bearing is smooth when I rotate the copper piece.
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Don't have a pic, but the steering shaft has a "pocket" machined into it that receives
the plunger from the ignition lock mechanism when you take out your key and turn the wheel to lock it. The plastic bits can fall down the steering tube and kinda lodge in
the pocket in the shaft. On my car, even when the lock plunger was retracted the plastic
pieces interfered with the plunger. If indeed the crunching noise you hear is from the
plunger interference, it should probably disappear with use when the plastic bits get
"ground up". I was just unlucky enough that a larger plastic bit lodged in the wrong place while making a turn and momentarily locked my steering till I jercked the wheel
hard to bust up the plastic. Just to be on the safe side, I removed ignition lock assy and cleaned it all out, but you may be OK. Just be mindfull when making large turns.
If grinding persists it may be caused by something else.