I have an1980 Malibu and I was looking to do the jeep Cherokee steering shaft upgrade. I looked up how to do it on the forums and I know you remove the two bolts and pry the shaft off of the steering box and slide it off of the column shaft.
For some reason I cannot get my shaft far enough from the splined end on the gear box to remove it. I've tried 2 pry bars and tapping as well as giving it a few wacks with a hammer. When I pry on the shaft I can see the shaft connected to the column pressing in through the firewall not sure how much wiggle room there is to pry I don't want to damage anything inside the column.
I'm pretty sure the column that's in it is not the original column. Is there anyway someone could have installed this column wrong which isn't allowing me to remove the shaft? Any suggestions? Thanks
For some reason I cannot get my shaft far enough from the splined end on the gear box to remove it. I've tried 2 pry bars and tapping as well as giving it a few wacks with a hammer. When I pry on the shaft I can see the shaft connected to the column pressing in through the firewall not sure how much wiggle room there is to pry I don't want to damage anything inside the column.
I'm pretty sure the column that's in it is not the original column. Is there anyway someone could have installed this column wrong which isn't allowing me to remove the shaft? Any suggestions? Thanks