'36 Coupe steering column problems

[Rockymountainsparky]

The '36 coupe I bought was pretty much dismantled when I got it. The steering wheel was in a box. The steering column had been removed. I wanted to make sure the steering box functioned so I went to put the wheel on but the shaft doesn't stick all the way through. The column appears to have a little room to slide further onto the steering box but won't budge. The column lock pin isn't engaged with the shaft so I'm able to turn it from stop to stop. I'm afraid to try to try to pound the tube further onto the steering box because the keys that I have don't turn in the column lock and I would hate to have the pin engage. Do I need to remove the lock cylinder so I can get a key made? How do I do that? And how do I remove the column lock?