John D,
I am not trying to make it more difficult than needed, but seem to do that quite frequently. However, in this case I am still missing something that is not covered in the Chassis manual that I have found. In order to get the column through the footbox, the steering box needs to be removed orthe top mount piece (attached to the frame work behind the dash) needs to come off. I am guessing the top piece is the path of least resistance, but on 1078, that piece will not come off the column. This may due to the rubber inner ring being dried out and not compliant enough to slide over the top of the column, but I am not sure if that is the case. If it as simple as yanking that piece off and then replacing the rubber with a new piece, I am good to go. Hopefully, I am making sense with what I am asking.
Thanks,
Jay