[Lemondrop]

I pulled my wheel , diconnected the wiring and unbolted the columb u clamp and slipped the outer tube off the inner shaft . Disconnected the pitman arm and unbolted the box from the frame .
I had my engine out of the 2 cars I removed it from so I can be of no help with the engine in .

 

[HoosierBuddy]

You have to unplug the wires from the steering column under the dash. On my '65, there were two seperate plugs. One had 6 wires, one had two. Once those are unplugged and you have the column screws loose, the whole column will pull out over the steering shaft. You shouldn't have to take the turn signal switch out.

The steering box and shaft remain together. Your goal will be to unhook the pitman arm, unbolt the box and pull it upwards through the hood (i.e. from the top). To do that, you will end up with the steering shaft angled into the floorboard and it will hit the driver's seat (I think) if you don't remove it. Removing it will also make it easier to get your head under the dash to take that wiring loose I talked about before.

Hope that works for you.

If it doesn't (it wouldn't for me because of my headers and my power steering setup)...then post back or PM me and I'll tell you how to get it out the bottom.

Phil

 

[DesmoDog]

I got mine out of my '66 without removing the seat. My car has a/c, aftermarket "Cobra" aluminum valve covers, and stock (hipo) manifolds, all of which remained installed during the whole process. It was a tight fit, and the box had to be rotated to make it work, but it will work. Oh yeah, I pulled the air cleaner off too...

Once the three bolts are off, it will not drop right out, you need to manuever it up and out (after you disconnect the Pittman arm of course) And if you have a manual tranny, you will need to pull the clutch linkage first. That's no big deal though, and it gives you a chance to replace the bushings, which are probably shot anyway.

Just follow the suggestions given already and it should go fine.

 

[Davecoop]

I just put in a Flaming River box this weekend. I had to remove my header and my valve cover for clearance. after that it came right out of the top.