a body steering rod in column removal?

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remove the "C" lock ring from the top.The shaft, bearing and assembly should pull out.
 
If you're talking about pulling the center shaft out, you need to start by pulling the whole column out of the car. If your car is a floor shift, that's relatively easy. Pull the steering wheel, unplug the turn signal switch, remove the roll pin holding the coupler to the steering gear, unbolt the floor plate around the column, and then the two nuts holding a plate that holds the column to the dash. Now, if you have a manual trans 3 speed on the column, you'll also need to unhook the shift linkage at the base of the column in the engine compartment. If you have a column shift auto (heaven help you, especially of it's a V8) you need to take the shift cables loose. Careful with the rubber boot that covers those cables. I don't think anyone makes a replacement for it. Being 55 years old, it's likely to be fragile.
 
Once out of the car, remove the turn signal lever and the 3 phillips head screws holding the turn signal switch. Carefully pull the turn signal switch out a few inches so it will just slip over the end of the center shaft and off to the side so you can work. It's not necessary, but, I find it much easier. Remove the circlip holding the bearing on the shaft and the shaft should slide out the bottom of the tube. There's a seal on that tube on the engine compartment side (non-column shift automatic version). Install a new one before you put it back together. You can't replace that seal with the column together and in the car. Also a good time to repair/replace the turn signal switch if there's anything wrong with it.
 
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