Basically the key wont go into the barrel far enough to engage and release the steering lock! Yes I did check it was the right key. In fact once the AA figured the problem we went back to my house to get the spare to no avail. Before the AA conceeded what I tld them in the first place the vehicle needed recovering by my local AA agent, who eneded up doing the job, because the other one did not have a flatbed to hoist it.
3 hours to get 21kms
So I removed the entire steering column and switched it with the column from the TRS!
The question is how the heck do I get the barrel out of the steering column when the key wont go in far enough to release the small lug thats holding it in place?
Short of drilling it out is there some non destructive method that could use?
Next question once got that out my plan is to put the column back in the TRS minus the barrel (if it can not be fixed), then find which wires need to be spliced into a touch starter switch. hotwiring!