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Starting at the bottom, remove the two brass levers (the linkage to accelarator pedal and Dizzy A/V). They will have to be slid off over the horn wire, hopefully the horn wire has a connector somewhere on it as this will be pulled up out of the steering column as well.
Undo the four screws at the top of the column holding on the bakelite cover plate to the levers at top of coloumn. Undo the two screws that hold the spring loaded 'bits' that stiffen the levers onto the 'rubbing' plate.
The two central rods should now be eased up the steering column. You may need to put pleanty of 'Duck Oil' or similar down there to loosen them up.
Undo the clamp bolt to the rubbing plate and remove, now undo the nut holding the steering wheel on, then you may have to ease that off the splined shaft, sometimes it's easy, other's are difficult.
As I recall from your web site, you have a RP with a sun roof, if so then you should be able to work the tubes out through that open gap. If the roof is fixed, then you will have to loosen the steering box to tilt the steering column down. There's not enough room otherwise, or there's a grave risk of kinking the tubes.
I think I've covered it all.
Naomi
