Steering Columns: Overhaul: Disassembly

On lower steering shaft, remove flange from steering shaft. Remove clamp from flange. Remove gasket and boot retainer from dust boot.
On upper steering shaft, remove washer, spring, spreader ring, bearing, column bracket and plastic ring from bottom end of shaft. Remove steering lock ring from upper end of steering shaft.

Fig 1: Measurements for Installing Spacer Sleeve
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On column tube, drill out and remove shear bolt. Remove column tube from steering shaft.