Steering column question

[67Mach1]

I have a friend at work that needs to fix his steering column.

It's a 69 that at sometime someone pulled out on the steering wheel and decoupled the upper shaft from the clamp at the end of the column, At the compression clamp.

His question is this. He has tried to see about putting it back but something seems to be off inside the column and he cant push the wheel and shaft back in far enough to make the splines go into the clamp.

What could be causing this not to go in all the way?

If you grabbed the wheel and pulled back right now the wheel and shaft seem like they would come right out of hte top of the column?

Is something broken or bent inside?

Or shoud he just go back, man up and push it back down into the column and make the splines match up?


Thanks,
THomas

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