Ok so I am right smack in the middle of the Saarthal Quest and I have run into a serious issue here. I am at the point where you have to rotate the pillars on either side to open the gate at the end of the corridor. I know how to turn them and I know which images are supposed to be showing but dang-it the stupid game will not let me turn them. I press the activate button and nothing happens, I tried shooting flames at them ( lol, I know its stupid but I figured hey why not, it is a mages guild quest right? ), I also tried reloading my save several times to see if it was some glitch but it doesn't work and I am stuck in the Ruins at this point ( well I suppose I could backtrack and leave but then I will not be able to continue with the mages guild and that is my main objective.

Any idea what I can do here?

*EDIT*
Wow, nevermind everyone, I just reloaded the game and went about trying to leave the ruins to see if reloading the zone would fix it and even though I couldn't get out all the way for some reason just walking away from that area and coming back fixed the issue I was having. Not sure why it happened but its not anymore.