Hi. Are you sure you have pulled the steering shaft apart enough? When you by a new on they are collapsed and you either need to put in a vice or have a strong buddy pulling on the other side of the shaft with you. Good luck
here is a picture of how far it is only sticking out, if you could help this is great because this is the only thing keeping me from being completed, i have very few things and this is creating a hassle for me!
Make sure the steering wheel spline shaft didnt pull out due to the spring load on the column bearing. It's happened to my column before when i rebuilt it.
Nope, you would need to remove the steering wheel, lock plate and the spring to release the tension on the lower shaft. After installing the spline shaft to the yoke on the lower column, assemble the parts in the order it was removed and at the point where the lock plate needs to be pressed in and the lock ring installed, you will need the special tool to facilitate this procedure.would that require me to buy a whole new steering shaft if that happend?
Nope, you would need to remove the steering wheel, lock plate and the spring to release the tension on the lower shaft. After installing the spline shaft to the yoke on the lower column, assemble the parts in the order it was removed and at the point where the lock plate needs to be pressed in and the lock ring installed, you will need the special tool to facilitate this procedure.