New 2 tooth steering shaft

[jreeder41]

Thanks for the advice! I used a combination of ideas to get the worm moved up. I ended up first pressing the worm off the new shaft by threading the end, installing a 5/8 bolt, made an aluminum block that slid up the shaft against the worm gear, raised my press on 2 4x4's and lightly heated the worm while keeping pressure on it. It took quite a bit to get it to move. Then I cut the shaft down to the correct length, which removed all the threads I had tapped in. To reinstall, I placed a 1/2" block of aluminum on the floor, tapped the worm on with a brass hammer, then heated the worm and drove the worm on by grabbing the shaft and driving it directly down on the aluminum plate. I had to heat the worm multiple times to get it to fully seat. Quite the job I will say. Again thanks for the help as always!!