Hi. I have a later-model tilt steering column I'm trying to put into my truck, with the automatic trans column shift. The first problem I run into is I can't get the end of the column with the shift arm on it thru the hole in the firewall. No matter which way I angle it, it almost fits but won't get there. So I got 2 choices, either I make the hole bigger or I take the lower end of the column apart. I don't want to cut up my truck any more than necessary, but from what I read about taking a steering column apart, I'm not sure I would be able to get it back together. Anybody else who has done this, how have you guys solved this problem?

Thanks,
Mike