steering shaft ?

[pitjeep]

what is the correct way to remove lower steering shaft from steering colum shaft i took bolt out and tried to slide it didn,t go then i tapped it with hammer moved alittle kind of tight don,t want to mess it up i need to change the berring & berring retainer where the steer shaft meets colum shaft my book dosen,t cover this

[jeepsr4ever]

the only way to do it is to losen the column

[pitjeep]

I fixed this prob

[Lifted79CJ7]

Just FYI for anyone else in your situation, how did you get it out? I think I used a pickle fork if I remember correctly. Probably not the best solution, but it worked.
Jack