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After removing the steering wheel from the column and removing the two bolts holding the steering wheel to the instrument panel (actually, just behind the panel), the only thing holding the steering column in is a tapered washer surrounding the center bolt and the column, near the driver.
Squirt a bit of WD-40 down the center tube, rotate the steering column around a bit (remember to disconnect the steering column wiring first!), then give the column a yank towards you. This should probably dislodge the tapered washer. If not, keep trying, and add more WD-40 to loosen it up. Once the tapered washer is out, you can easily remove the steering column.
All that's left is the center bolt, which looks remarkably like a spear! One look at that and I put 3 point safety belts real quick...I had day dreams about being impaled during an accident!!
Squirt a bit of WD-40 down the center tube, rotate the steering column around a bit (remember to disconnect the steering column wiring first!), then give the column a yank towards you. This should probably dislodge the tapered washer. If not, keep trying, and add more WD-40 to loosen it up. Once the tapered washer is out, you can easily remove the steering column.
All that's left is the center bolt, which looks remarkably like a spear! One look at that and I put 3 point safety belts real quick...I had day dreams about being impaled during an accident!!