Steering Column: Disassembly

Remove clamp bolt and remove column tube and joint cover. Make a slit in steering lock bracket bolt head and column support bolt head and remove lock and support.
Remove snap ring from upper shaft (upper and lower shaft snap rings on 4WD Pickups). Remove shaft (with dust seal and bushing) from column tube.
On RWD Pickups, remove yoke and rubber coupling from steering shaft lower end. Remove rubber band from dust seal and move seal to expose retainer caulking. Drill caulking and remove retainer with a drift. Remove rubber band, dust cover, dust seal and bushing from shaft.
NOTE: DO NOT remove pin from steering shaft. DO NOT disassemble socket.
On 4WD Pickups, slide dust cover to lower shaft side. Separate lower and upper shafts. Remove pipe, spring and upper boot from upper shaft. Remove dust cover and lower boot from lower shaft.
On Challenger and Sapporo, slide off joint socket cover toward shaft. Remove stoppers and retainer toward socket. With shaft upright, press down on shaft and remove small retaining pin with a magnet. DO NOT drive out pin. Remove joint socket. Remove large retaining pin only if necessary, using a hand press.

Fig 1: Exploded View of Pickup Steering Column RWD is shown, 4WD is similar.