Keep the Steering Column Up!

[Spittybug]

Has anyone tried to replace the knob with a lever? I find the hardest thing is just getting a good enough grip to torque that knob enough. A lever would make life so much easier.

[outatym2001]

I removed the steering column to better show that the Roll Pin needs to be almost completely pushed through to remove the Black Plastic Knob with the solid steel shaft attached.
Once the Knob and shaft is removed then you can lower the Steering Column to clean out the 32 year old black grease with something like Brake Clean. Any metal on metal contact surfaces need to be clean and sanded with 60 grit sandpaper and cleaned again.
Once it’s all reassembled then your Steering Wheel will no longer drop while you are turning the Wheel in a parking lot. Like mine used to.