Disassembly (RAV4)

Place steering column assembly in vise. Remove sliding yoke after making match marks across shaft and "U" joint. Center punch and drill into both steering column bracket bolts. Use screw extractor to remove bolts.
Remove column tube support bolt. Remove tube support with lower column tube attachment. Remove tube attachment from tube support. See Figure.
Using pliers, remove energy absorbing clips. Remove energy absorbing plate, guide and breakaway capsule. Turn nut clockwise to remove. See Fig 1.
Remove snap ring. Using brass bar and hammer, tap shaft assembly from column tube. Using screwdriver, tap out bushing from lower end of tube.

Fig 1: Identifying Energy Absorbing Plates (RAV4)