i have to take the clutch pedals out , but cant get the steering colum out can some one help , do i have to remove the steering gear box , or how do i seperate the steering colum and shaft , the nut on the bottom of the steering gear box does it aid in the removal , well any help wil me aprecated thanks

 

well,,from what it looks like in the manual..there's a bolt at the knuckle(the joint)..remove that..and two under the dash..remove those..you will have to disconnect the ignition switch ...so be safe and disconnect the battery before you do anything..should be able to pull it off..if there is more someone will chime in..

 

i have already takin the bolts all lose what i dont understand is how to seperate the steering coulm from the gear box that realy all i want to do is just get the steering coulm and steering shaft out so i can let the clutch pedals down

 

To remove the shaft youd have to remove the box. Very difficult. You should be able to get the pedal assembly out without removing the steering column. Ive done it. Theres the 2 bolts that hold it up to the dash, once those are removed it should drop down enough for you to get the pedals out.

 

any body else have a idea, these are thougtfull the ones thus far , but it dont seem that the pedal assy is gone to fall out iv taken the 8 or ten nuts out thus far and in order to get it to come out it looks like i have to take the colum out , steering colum -shaft , what keeps the shaft /colum secured to the gear box i meam wqhat can i do to take it out i looked at the pdf mannul , it realy isnt clear or iam hard headed lol maybe both , next iam gone to get out the grinder wheel grinder , i hate to but i got to get this done asap

 

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absolutely right VERY DIFFICULT and time consuming.
There are 6 bolts on the column under the dash and 3 blots that hold the box to the frame on the drivers side. Once the bolts under the dash are out you have to pull the black covering off to expose the true steering shaft under it. You will also have to remove the radiator and front mount oil cooler (if you have one) as well as the a/c condenser & front lower grill in the bumper. Once everthing is out of the way the box and steering shaft slide out the front of the car thru the area of everything you have just removed. I have personally done this 3 times already and hated every minute of it. LOL
L8R
Joe

 

i have done one also , but was not wanting to do all that ,again ok well i think iam just gone to sacrfice the colum ill just cut it right at the fire wall

 

No dont do that. Pull the outer tube off, then seperate the collapsible part of the shaft if you must remove it.

 

just pull the 3 bolts and take the whole unit out.

very simple.

 

umm , well id take the whole gear box out and shaft and all but the last one i did had to take out the ac and the rad, and i forget what else just to get it pulled out , any how how do i just pull the black tube and then undo the steering shaft form the gear box , maybe i over looked somthing because i dont see how to , morning gettin closer and i got to get this done tonite help help

 

dam rain