Steering Column: Disassembly

On Pickup models, remove snap ring. Remove steering shaft together with dust seal and bushing from column tube. Remove yoke and coupling from lower end of steering shaft.
On all other models, remove snap ring. Using a plastic hammer, lightly tap upper end of steering shaft and remove shaft from column tube.
Slide dust cover off joint socket toward steering shaft side. Remove the stopper. Remove joint retainer. Set steering shaft in upright position.
Press down on shaft and remove small retaining pin with a magnet. Do not drive pin out. Remove joint socket.
Remove big joint retaining pin only if necessary, using a hand press. Loosen column tube clamp. Draw out lower column tube and remove column bushing.
When removing tilt bracket, cut a slot in head of retaining studs. Unscrew studs and remove steering lock. Lightly tap tilt bracket with a wooden hammer to drive bracket assembly from upper end of column tube.

Fig 1: Exploded View Of Steering Column Ram-50 And Arrow Pickup
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