Can anyone tell me how to remove the ignition lock cylinder on a 95 Range Rover Classic LWB? It should also be same procedure as a 95 Discovery I. I can't figure it out, and if I can get this one out, I can fix it, instead of buying the $450.00 part from Rover. I'd appreciate any help.

 

Ok, I'm replying to my own post because I've figured it out, and maybe this will help some other people with the same problem.
-After you take the black schroud around the steering column off, you will see a white connector on the back side of the lock cylinder housing (the side facing the front of the truck). Remove the connector from it's bracket, it's a "slide on" type bracket. That plastic bracket is decieving, because it is not all plastic, and it is the pin that holds the actual lock cylinder inside the housing. Use a small phillips head screw driver to turn the screw in the middle of the plastic bracket to remove it. If yours is stuck on as mine was, use a pair of needle nose pliers or dikes to pop it off. That exposes a hole behind thebracket. My lock cylinder was still a little stuck, so I used a 90 degree pick to stick in the hole and help push out the lock cylinder. So, that's it. When you install the lock cylinder, have someone push it all the way in so that you can re-install the metal pin/bracket that holds it in. Remember, this pin is round on one side and flat on the other, so the flat side must face toward the column! Note: the lock switch, or "dinger" switch on the bottom of the lock cylinder is held on by a metal clip that slides off!! Do Not pry this off, as you may damange the switch, or at the very least have to bend it back into shape before you re-install it!! Anyway, that's it. Now you can take your lock cylinder to a locksmith to be repaired, instead of buying the $450.00 part, which only comes as a complete lock cylinder/ignition switch assembly! Good luck and happy Rovering!!

 

OK, one update to my post about the re-install process. The pin that holds in the lock cylinder is NOT serviceable! It pops out, but will not stay in. When I posted earlier that you turn the screw to secure it after pushing it in, I was wrong. All that screw does is secure the clip for the connector to the pin. Upon closer examination I found that the pin was staked at the factory to hold it in place. The pin goes into a raised piece of aluminum on the lock cylinder housing, and then is staked in place with a punch on three sides. I was able to re-stake mine, and did with everything still mounted on the column, but please note, it can be dangerous (and expensive) swinging a ball peen hammer and a punch under the dash of a Land Rover!! In hindsight, I would have removed the whole ignition switch assembly, and performed this task on a work bench. So anyway, sorry about the incorrect information, but I just got my lock cylinder back from the locksmith yesterday and learned of the situation after many attempts to re-install it with no luck. Good luck, and I hope this helps someone in the future.