Steering Column: Disassembly

Remove bearing retainer and snap ring from upper end of column tube. On Starlet and Tercel models, remove upper bracket from column tube. On all models, pull steering shaft out bottom of column tube.
On 2WD Pickups, mark main steering shaft-to-intermediate shaft position. Remove snap ring and separate intermediate shaft from steering shaft. Be careful not to lose bearing blocks (located on intermediate shaft).
On Cressida and 2WD Pickups, remove flexible coupling from steering shaft. On all models (except Starlet and Tercel), remove upper bracket from column tube.
On Starlet and Tercel models, remove dust cover, compress shaft toward floor pan cover and remove large snap ring.
Remove spring retainer, and again compress shaft to remove small snap ring. Remove bearing, spring retainer and spring. Remove floor pan cover from steering shaft.
On all other models, separate floor pan cover from column tube plate and be careful not to damage "O" ring (dust seal on Land Cruiser and 4WD Pickup models). On Cressida, remove bracket from column tube. Remove plate and seal from bottom of column tube.
On 2WD Pickup and Vans, remove plate spring, bearing retainers and bearing from bottom of column tube. On Land Cruiser and 4WD Pickups, remove bolt from column support tube clamp.
Remove column support tube from column tube. Remove snap ring and bearing from column support tube.