Manual to power steer question

dartfreak75 said

I'm doing the opposite I'm converting form power to manual. I have read about beating the shaft out to make it longer so I dont have to buy the adapter. I guess you can beat it in for the opposite? My question is where does the movement come from? Is there extra shaft in the column itself? I have never had one apart would it be easier to disassemble it and pull it out the the correct length? Or does it not work like that?

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The collapsible shaft is two pieces, solid shaft inside a tubular shaft. There are plastic pins though both that would shear in collision. So defeat the pins to shorten the shaft reduces how far it could collapse in a collision. Defeat the pins to extend the shaft reduces how far the two pieces are engaged. I've never been this route so I can't say how far the two pieces are originally engaged or if giving up a portion of that would be a problem.
Your best route is the power to manual adapter from aftermarket. There is more than one vendor/source with considerable price differences. The adapter solves both length and box coupling differences.