I have a 78 El Camino; I am trying to replace the boot on the upper side of the intermediate steering shaft where it connects to the steering column.

I am having a problem getting the steel pin out of the end of the shaft. I have tried heat, WD40, sledge hammer and a 1 ton press; none of these have even slightly moved the pin. Is there a trick to getting them out? Is it just frozen in there? I don't see any visible rust. Rust is not much of an issue on Arizona vehicles. I have the replacement boot, so I assume it has to come out.

I'm not sure what to try next, any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks,
AZrebel

im hopeing you got it by now...
the book said press the pin out,,,guess you need a bigger press...:texas:

Ya, I finally got it out. It took 2 people; 1 pushing down on a 1 ton arbor press and another hitting the top of the press with a sledge.:wow:

I'll clean and polish the pin and the hole and hopefully it will go back together easier.