[harleynut]

Might find this a little odd but I left the steering wheel on and removed the whole column with the steering box and all in one piece (less the pitman arm) thru the cab. I had the advantage of putting the top down on the Phaeton. Once out, I hung the steering column on my engine lift by the steering wheel with straps close to the center of the wheel. With the box about an inch above the floor, I gave it a little tap on the backed off nut and the steering wheel separated from the shaft nicely using the weight of the steering box. I had to take the whole assembly out anyhow to rebuild the box