I have totally disassembled, power wire brushed, shortened to 32 from top steering wheel mounting flange to bottom end of shaft. I have installed new bushings and clamp-on shaft locks to center the shaft up and down in the column tube. The unit has two levers that can be adapter for use with a choke cable, light switch, vents, wipers, endless possibilities.
This thing is going to be more fun that anything else you could have done- - -easy deal.