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i dunno how usefull this is for some of you but i got sick of my steering wheel being up in my face in my 89 ranger reg cab so i modified it a little.....
remove the steering colum from the truck and seperate the 2 pieces like shown here
now the piece that goes thru the firewall is the one we want to cut, i only cut a little bit so i didnt have to modify the shaft at all. heres what it looks like after being cut
you can see how much i took off in this pic better
now this is the tricky part, put the 2 pieces back together and you will quickly notice that bolts dont line up for mounting the colum to the dash, so i grabbed the drill and rat tail file and went to work.
i still need to make a plate to go down to the other nuts welded on the colum, but you get the idea
and a look from the side after it was all reinstalled and i greased everything
also as a added bonus ill show you how to service the steering colum bearing
grab a 13/16th socket and use it to knock out the white snap ring and bearing, clean in gas and pack with fresh grease, no more squeeking when im turning
remove the steering colum from the truck and seperate the 2 pieces like shown here

now the piece that goes thru the firewall is the one we want to cut, i only cut a little bit so i didnt have to modify the shaft at all. heres what it looks like after being cut

you can see how much i took off in this pic better

now this is the tricky part, put the 2 pieces back together and you will quickly notice that bolts dont line up for mounting the colum to the dash, so i grabbed the drill and rat tail file and went to work.

i still need to make a plate to go down to the other nuts welded on the colum, but you get the idea
and a look from the side after it was all reinstalled and i greased everything

also as a added bonus ill show you how to service the steering colum bearing

grab a 13/16th socket and use it to knock out the white snap ring and bearing, clean in gas and pack with fresh grease, no more squeeking when im turning
