WHAT NOW? How's this come off??

I just went through this Myself.:banghead:
The factory puts a tin ring around the shaft .Thus obscurring the roll pin holding the steering locking plate on.(You can actually see the gap in the photo you'll notice the lock plate is gold colored as is the innner ring but there's a thin steel shell around that.That's the ring you've gotta remove).
I cut through mine with a cold chisel .According to the manual your supposed to use a special tool to remove the pin.I used a punch .Then installed a new pin when I reassembled everything.