I'm working on the '92 Cherokee trying to fix the loose steering column/tilt wheel. You guys were right - it's amazingly hard to get to those three bolts to tighten the tilt wheel. I have the steering wheel off, now I'm staring at the steering-wheel-ignition-lock-thingy - the gear that locks the steering wheel when you turn off the ignition. There is a snap ring holding the gear on that I can't get off, although maybe I'm just not trying hard enough. Do I need to keep going straight through here or do I need to be pulling the plastic housing from around the steering column?
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