Steering Column Repair: Steering column, chevy pickup, nuts bolts

Question
Hi,

We need to replace our steering column on our 1989 1/2 ton Chevrolet truck, could you give us directions on taking it off and putting one back on?

Thanks.

Answer
Hi Marlania,

In order:
Under hood:
Disconnect battery
Remove coupling bolt(s)
Disconnect shift arm


Under dash:
Remove small bolts holding column boot to floor
Remove nuts/bolts securing column to dash holding it in place.
Remove shift indicator link/wire
Disconnect all wiring making note of locations

This is a condensed version for all general column removals. The Chevy pickup is relatively straight-forward as listed in order.