1954 Chevy Steering Column

I am in the process of lifting my body off the frame and wondering if someone could give me an answer on how to seperate the column housing from the gearbox. I want to keep this stock column for a mustang II R&P. thought of just cutting through it and shaft closest to the gearbox as possible. thanks for any ***istance.

 

Have to cut it. The center shaft runs into the gearbox, while the outer tube is removeable.
Cut the column, put a bearing, like a flanged one on the end, grind or weld a doubleD end on it, and hook up your joints to the M2 rack.

 

As Chopolds said just cut it.I cut the one on my old 54 right off the box where it starts to taper .A freind with a lathe made me a br*** bushing to fit in the column at that point than tig weld a D end on it and hooked a rag joint on that for the late model ps box ...

 

ok cool, thanks guys

 

does it have to be cut? I'd like to do the same with my 54 but I really don't want to cut it.

 

Sorry buddy, it's got to be cut for that.

 

Couldn't you also dis***emble the gear box and slide the shaft out of the bottom of the box after you pulled the steering wheel? After looking at the gear box, I wonder if you could take it apart and put it together backwards so that the Pitman arm is on the out side of the frame instead of inside? I have a project that I would like to a 54 column in if that could be done.

 

Wow, really? Kind of hard to re-use it if you destroy it by cutting it.

Why not unbolt the whole ****ing thing and pull it out of the car. Two screws on the dash bottom and a couple more bolts and screws to take the shifter off. Then three bolts on the frame for the box - buzz them off with a cutoff wheel and replace them, they've probably never been touched since new - and take the cotter pin out of the drag link and spin the end cap out of it.

I've done it twice, to get a donor '54 box for my '50 and then to take the original out of the '50 - the '54 box and column has resale value as it's a better box than the 53 and back units - cutting it up is just throwing money away.

 

I cant believe that people are saying it must be cut. The damn thing got ***embles at one point, so it can be dis***embled. I have done mine on my 54, and it was easy. Take it all apart, and pull the worm gear and steering shaft out the hole. Then you can hammer the worm gear of the end of the shaft. Done and done.