Hi,

I am in the process of replacing my steering box. The one problem that I am encountering is that of getting the steering coupler off of the input shaft and slid up the shaft on the steering wheel end. The manual claims that this is the way to do it, but I am not seeing how.

Any suggestions or help would be really great.
Thanks,

JMH

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If you want to take out the steering gear box, you can loosen the steering coupler at the gear box end. Remove the steering linkage and three frame bolts and wiggle the gear box out of the coupler.

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Shane83SD

But thats a 2 person job... One person to stay underneath and support the box so it doesnt fall (and thus wiggle it out from the coupler), and another to remove the bolts from the frame. And a similar job to install it back.

I'm a one man show... And the service manual claims that the coupler should slide up the corrugated steering shaft...

Thanks,

JMH

__________________
Current Diesels:
1981 240D (73K)
1982 300CD (169k)
1985 190D (169k)
1991 350SD (113k)
1991 350SD (206k)
1991 300D (228k)
1993 300SD (291k)
1993 300D 2.5T (338k)
1996 Dodge Ram CTD (442k)
1996 Dodge Ram CTD (265k)

Past Diesels:
1983 300D (228K)
1985 300D (233K)

get a buddy to help for a few minutes....my dad held the box from below, and i unbolted it....took about three minutes. dropped right away and to the heap pile.
Jake