steering colum is messed up help

[kpxchonnom]

well the story is -0.-..
today i try to install a steering wheel that i bought it from ebay
but the number of the teeth didn't match but i try to hammer it in
and now -.-... my whole sterring colum is pushed back and my
sterring wheel won't go up and down -.-;;
is there anyway to pull out little bit of the steeirng colum
^_^ thanks guyz

[idlafie]

well the story is -0.-..
today i try to install a steering wheel that i bought it from ebay
but the number of the teeth didn't match but i try to hammer it in
and now -.-... my whole sterring colum is pushed back and my
sterring wheel won't go up and down -.-;;
is there anyway to pull out little bit of the steeirng colum
^_^ thanks guyz

Consider this a learning experience...NEVER...EVER...try to make a part that does NOT fit, fit. Steering column is designed to collapse in the event of a front end collision so as to prevent the steering column from spearing you straight into your chest. By you taking a hammer to it, you've pretty much help collapse the steering column. Looks like you're gonna have to replace the ENTIRE steering column AND support brackets, (if you haven't bent those already!!).

I hope you learned a VERY valuable lesson from this...

Diego
'95 SE

Oh...and as for your steering wheel....looks like you won't be able to use it as you've pretty much destroyed it getting it onto the column. :spank: :spank: