Thanks for the support guys especially @pb4ugo. Bearing puller did it. Quite the gunk ring behind it. Gonna clean and repack the bearing and see if I can slide the firewall one on.
I was able to separate the ignition from the bearing but bearing seems like it wants to stay.
I’m gonna try a bearing puller. Getting that off is the only way I’ll be able to get a new bearing on where it goes through the firewall, since the other end is welded.
I’m attempting to disassemble my steering column to install a bushing (currently it’s loose in the firewall with a big gap). But I don’t know if I can get the shaft out? Should I be able to slide the ignition switch piece up toward the wheel? First pic. The FSM seems to skip some steps.
The PO...