traawils1937dodge

Sorry to start this old thread back up but I’m trying to take my steering gear apart in my 37 1 1/2 ton and am having trouble getting the sector gear shaft off the vehicle. It seems to me that I can’t pull the shaft all the way out of the housing without the shaft hitting the side of the engine block. Any insight into how to get it removed?

Anyone have any idea of the curb weight of a 1937 me31?