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Thank you all for your help and advice. Here is run down of how I did it for future reference. Photos also.
’40 Steering box removal;

The process used to remove the steering box from a ’40 Ford coupe.
1. Remove the steering wheel horn button and spring
2. Disconnect the horn wire at the base of the steering box remove the button & wire.
3. Remove the 3 wires on the ignition switch.
4. Remove the 2, 5/6-24SAE hex head cap screws, holding the column drop to the dash. A ½” flex gear wrench seems to work well in the limited space inside the dash.
5. Support the steering column with rope or wire.
6. Unbolt the lower steering column mast jacket clamp, tap the clamp up the jacket and remove the bolt.
7. Loosen the upper steering box bolt and leave in place for support.
8. Jack up, about 30”, and support the car on jack stands on the frame located near the door hinges.
9. I removed the front end for other work. You may have to jack the car up higher and get the axle up so the steering box & and shaft will clear it with the front end in.
10. Remove the pitman arm, 1& 7/16” socket or wrench & puller.
11. Remove the 2 bottom steering box to frame bolts.
12. From inside the car, work the steering column mast jacket up and off the steering box.
13. Remove the top frame to steering box bolt, and work the box and shaft down and out of the mast jacket.
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