Good evening Big Bolters . . .

I need to replace the rubber seal at the floor (bottom of steering shaft) and there is not enough clearance between the dash and the steering shaft to slide it down. I had cut the old deteriorated one off some time ago while working on the floor pan. I have just been reading older threads (most were about removing the column) without really finding anything regarding just the seal replacement. Do I need to loosen the steering gear box, will that allow me to rotate the shaft a 1/4" or so? Am I overlooking something simple . . . not that anything is ever simple!

Guess I should mention that I'm working on a '51 2 ton.

Thanks in advance for your help.

Dennis in Austin