87 Ranger XLT Supercab, NON-tilit.
I pulled both ends of my column apart, initially to replace the steering gear box and then also to put in a new upper column bearing. Got the top part done. Installing the box today. I gave up my old core already, but from pictures of mounting, I don't think this box is at all different. For whatever reason what I think has happened is the inner shaft has collapsed somehow and now doesn't protrude from the firewall enough. When I put the intermediate shaft on now, its a little over an inch too short to hook up to the box. I cant pull the inner shaft further out by hand. I have no idea how this happened but I'd rather not tear everything back apart. Is there any particular way to pull this back out that wont mess anything up? Do I need a whole new inner shaft?
I pulled both ends of my column apart, initially to replace the steering gear box and then also to put in a new upper column bearing. Got the top part done. Installing the box today. I gave up my old core already, but from pictures of mounting, I don't think this box is at all different. For whatever reason what I think has happened is the inner shaft has collapsed somehow and now doesn't protrude from the firewall enough. When I put the intermediate shaft on now, its a little over an inch too short to hook up to the box. I cant pull the inner shaft further out by hand. I have no idea how this happened but I'd rather not tear everything back apart. Is there any particular way to pull this back out that wont mess anything up? Do I need a whole new inner shaft?
