ididit Retrofit Steering Column: 1965 Falcon - Manual (Page 3)

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OEM COLUMN REMOVAL:
Verify that your steering wheel and driving wheels are straight.
Disconnect positive battery cable.
To remove the horn button on your stock steering wheel, push it in, then rotate
counter clockwise. Remove the steering wheel nut on the top of the column
and use a wheel puller to pull the original steering wheel off the column.
Below the dash mount you should see
two bundles of wire coming out of the
column and going to the dash harness.
There are 2 wires that are grouped
together and also a group of 6, each
with a connector on the end. (Figure
1) Gently disconnect these connectors.
The connectors are very fragile and may
break. (We have provided replacements
just in case.) Once disconnected, tape
these wires to the column to keep them
out of the way.
If you are removing a column shift column,
remove the linkage under the hood for the lower
shift lever.
Back inside the car, remove the six screws
holding the floor mount and gasket in place.
(Figure 2) It may be necessary to pry or scrape
the gasket to remove it from the fire wall. We
included a new one with your column, so don’t
panic if the old one gets damaged.
Located just behind the edge of the dash
is the dash mount, carefully remove the
2 bolts that hold the column to the dash.
(Figure 3)
NOTE when these bolts are
removed the column will be free from the
dash and may drop a little so watch your
head!
Figure 1
Figure 2
Figure 3