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Update: Regarding the steering column shaft that goes into the steering gear box..........there is a bolt and nut that go THROUGH the clamp that goes onto the gear box input shaft/splines. But it is NOT enough to just loosen the nut and bolt.......the bolt must be completely removed. The...

Just to confirm........when you slid the steering column link off the box.....the box was still bolted into the frame?

ahhhhhhh.......i didn't realize it was a 'through' bolt.......thought it was just a clamp bolt.....I guess I'll try removing the bolt completely and see if that changes anything.

Thank you. What about the input shaft? How did you get the shaft off the input shaft on the box? I loosened the clamp bolt/nut and it feels loose but I can't get it off. I saw one post on another forum that seemed to indicate the steering wheel has to be pulled and the column clamp on...

When you took the pitman off did you remove the steering link from the TRE's and the idler arm??? Or did you just pop the pitman off the steering link and leave the link attached everywhere else........then removed the pitman off the box. How did you get the input shaft off the box (from the...

Trying to pull out the steering gear/box. The TM doesn't specify sequence or tricks. I tried starting with intermediate shaft that goes to steering box........loosened the bolt/nut but can't get the shaft to release from the spline shaft of box. In other trucks the steering column will...