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The Best way to change the wheel position is to re cut the slots in the shaft to move the keyway. Not easy or cheap to do.
I've done the following on a few cars ( mostly Hot Rods) over the years and it results in an acceptable solution but not 100% purist perfect.
One way of changing the position of the wheel is to remove the notches inside the pitman arm.
You can do this with a hacksaw. Just saw through the flats in the pitman arm, you can use a triangular file to finish them. When you're done ( there's four of them ) you should not be able to see where they were. That allows you to position the arm wherever you want thus moving the steering wheel position.
An adjustable drag link is a great help too.
By using a combination of changing the pitman arm in relation to the sector shaft AND adjusting the drag link you should be able to get the wheel where you want it and still have the worm and sector reasonably close to the correct position when the tires are pointed straight ahead.
In the end if everything is adjusted properly and in good condition you should be able to position the wheel where you want and still have acceptable steering performance.