Yes I was able to separate the steering column where it came through the foot box and pull it through opening there. My problem it what put back n there to support the steering shaft where it comes through the foot box.I don’t know what was there originally - rubber grommet, neopreme bushing? What ever was there has completely disentigrated and the steering shaft is just banging around the hole in that metal plate mounted on the front of the foot box. I got a MKIV parts list and it said “steering shaft foot box to firewall grommet changed to mustang bushing”. It didn’t say what year and the ones I did I find for the 1980’s mustang didn’t look the same.