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1956 t-bird steering shaft removal tips

  • Thread starter Thread starter ron56
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ron56
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Thunderbird Year
1956
Does anyone know how to remove the steering shaft on a 56? I need to press apart the upper steering column hub from the tube collar assembly. I want the hub off to get it rechromed but I first need to remove the steering shaft so I can get the assembly under a press without the shaft hitting the ground. Also any suggestion on how to get the steering shaft coupler to engage the steering gear box shaft fully. When I first started I was about 2 inches from fully engaging the coupler and the shaft. I've been using valve grinding paste and working the 2 parts back and forth and now I'm about 3/4 of a inch from where I need to be to have the adjustable steering wheel feature to function. I don't see any distress on the coupler so I'm at a loss on why the shaft won't slide freely. Because using the grinding paste is painfully slow does anyone have a better idea?

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