Check of Telescoping Force

Set the steering wheel in the straight ahead driving position, and loosen the lock lever fully, and push in the steering wheel to the fully telescoped in position.
Attach a commercially available spring scale (A) to the center point of the steering wheel as shown below.

Fig 1: Attaching Spring Scale To Center Point Of Steering Wheel
Courtesy of AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.
Pull the spring scale, and read the force required to move the steering column during telescoping out.
Telescoping force:

Standard: 116 N (11.8 kgf, 26.1 lbf) max.
If the measurement is higher than specified, replace the steering column as an assembly, (see STEERING COLUMN REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION )