I mentioned before that I bent the stock Stude Champ pickup steering column while removing Stude cab from frame. It was a stupid mistake. I have to say that taking this Stude apart was difficult, though.
Now I'm left with straightening the bent steering shaft (I cut it in disgust to get cab off), using another steering column/box, or changing to floor shifter and sectioning stock Stude column and steering shaft.
For now, I'll do the latter. It appears that the steering shaft suddenly gets straight about 2" from steering box input retainer surface. So I cut the dude, again.
I'll source an input shaft seal. This setup never had one, the column fit over the collar on the box.
I sectioned the collar, too.
I have a Borgeson u joint which I may or may not use. Believe it or not steering is very close to stock location on the IHC D-2.
BTW, a wheelbarrow bearing stuffed into the end of the hacked-off steering column immediately gives you a supported stub to attach a steering u joint to.