Soak the fastener in PB blaster or some other penetrant for a few days. That should help dissolve the rust. If that doesn’t work try heating the nut.

In addition to the nut there are spacers between the backing plate and the steering yoke that also get rusted on the bolt. I needed to heat those spacers to get them off too.


Phil
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