Just have a question on the steering shaft on this Lexus. I’m putting in a rack and pinion and I had trouble getting the shaft to collapse to get it apart. Vehicle is from a north eastern state where there’s a lot of rust. Is the shaft in the picture the one that compresses or slides like a slip shaft? Service manual tells me to remove the steering column but I found a couple of videos indicating that they did not remove the steering column just locked it in place. I was able to get it apart but I cannot get the shaft extended back out to fit fully on both ends. I’m short about 3/4 of an inch for it to properly fit. Thanks in advance for your help.
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