ZKast..... I finally got it apart. The manual I have said to remove that "lock plate" and then the shift housing, or bowl as you called it, would come right off. They forgot to mention the hammer part! What a pain in the a$$! The reason I wanted to get it all apart is so I can sand blast it and paint it all my turquiose body color.
Another question. The lower bearing sits in a plastic housing, which fits in the end of the column. When I pulled the bearing/housing out, the housing was in about three pieces. All the catalogs show the bearing, but I can't find anything that looks like the plasting housing. Is that piece actually part of the bearing itself, or is it serarate? Here's a pic....plastic piece is on the left.....
Sorry...... couldn't resist....... and it's late......
