[Mel Gross]

We take in a lot of steering box cores as exchange on the F100 steering systems we sell. Many have broken horn rods in them. We mount the shaft in a vise and then drill them out with a straight sharp long drill bit. We work from both sides and use a cutting oil. Since the old horn rods (and new ones) are made of aluminum, this process is easy. You have to extract the drill bit multiple times to remove the shavings. Never had one that we could not do.