Steering Columns and Gear Boxs ? ! ? !

Easy to get the punch out. Have someone hold a heavy piece of steel (like a sledge hammer) against the steering coupler and from the opposite side, beat the crap out of the end of the punch sticking out of the coupler hole. If it does not protrude, simply insert another punch from the opposite side and drift it out. The heavy piece of metal held on the other side acts as a dead weight resistance backing for hammering from the other side. An old farm trick I learned as a kid is that a BFH (big f__king hammer) usually solves many car restoration problems and is certainly one of my most coveted and prized tools!! The BFH is also very handy to beat on the offending object that caused a bloody and skinned knuckle to help relieve the pain when a wrench slips or to throw across the garage as anger relief (LOL).
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