Hey guys...

I'm curious if anyone else has had to remove an old steering column in order to replace it with an aftermarket column?

I bought a new Ididit steering column the other day and today attempted to remove the old one...

I am no expert on this (or anything else mechanical) but it looks like the P.O. welded the current column in place to the shaft of the steering box... see pics HERE

We tried in at least 1/2 dozen ways to get the current column to pull free with no luck and the more I look at it, the more it looks like the problem is under that weld...

Can anyone tell from looking at the pics if this is indeed accurate and if it is, does anyone have any good ideas on what I'd have to do to get the current steering column to let go so I can start installing the new one? If I have to cut it where should the cut be and what would be the easiest way of doing it? :confused:

Thanks in advance for your help...

~Trev

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