Rapom's Rocket - just another Duster build thread
The upper half of the head unit will now slip off the end of the shaft. Just let it hang by the wiring as there is no need to disassemble it any further. Unless you're using a service manual, you'll pull your hair out trying to figure out how to remove the shaft out of the column. It won't slide out towards the steering wheel due to the bearing/spring & keeper on the engine end and it won't slide out the other way due to a notched wheel or disc that appears to be part of the shaft, like a flange on an axle. The secret? There is a ring that slides over the end of the disk that is a keeper for a cross pin. The pin attaches the disk to the shaft. It is really easy to miss how this is assembled as the ring and disk appear to be one piece. Work a small fine tipped screw driver in between the ring and disk and it will pop right off. Tap the pin out and the disk will then slide off the shaft, and the shaft will fall out the bottom of the column. The purpose of this disk is to lock the steering wheel by engaging a lever (yellow arrow) into one of the notches when the key is removed.
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