steering column removal

so close yet so far, after struggling for an hour my column has only cleared the notch for the roll pin



I ended up using a couple of wrenches as spacers, and using the largest pickle fork I have as a motivator but at this point it won't go any farther

right now its soaking in knock r loose for the night, and I'm looking for some other ideas and wisdom before I get at it again tomorrow morning

maybe a pickle fork with a 3 foot handle for leverage ;)