help with steering wheel install

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Originally Posted by OrrieG

Did you get the part that mounts to the spline pulled all the way down? Nut looks flush with the end of the splined shaft, usually there is about 3/8-1/2" thread showing. That would explain the gap....

yeah my mistake.. that was just threaded on by hand in that pic. 1/4" gap closed up when i tightened that nut down