i was leaving my neighborhood and turning the corner and all of a sudden my steering wheel just kept turning and it sounded like a grinding and i couldnt steer at all. i had to hand turn the wheels and push the car back to my garage... i went under the dash to check it out and the bottom of the joint where it goes into the firewall is stripped... i tried tightening it but it wont hold... i think the threads are stripped... what do i do? please help me i need my car to steer!

 

Your gonna need a replacement yoke for parts.

 

ok, i tried taking it out but it wont slip off, i unscrewed the other side and it wont come off...

 

you need to take both the upper and the lower linkages for it to slip out, then play with it, it will vend a little and come off....make sure your wheels are straight and on the ground and center the steering wheel before installing a new one or you will have problems...I centered my steering wheel and taped it to the dash to keep it from turning while installing the yoke...