69 steering column help

[badack]

The steering coupler in my 69 charger separated which is scary. Fortunately it happened pulling out of my garage and not on the highway where I was hours earlier. The shaft just telescoped towards the firewall and the pot coupler came apart. I've read threads detailing how to replace the shear pins in the shaft so that it doesn't do that. If I buy a flaming river replacement coupler, won't that keep it from telescoping. Because if I have to take that whole column out I was considering spending the $600. and replacing the whole thing.

[Chatt69chgr]

I'am going to use the Flaming River coupler.  It will reduce play in the steering system among other things.  And it should eliminate the problem you ran into.  It won't be "factory" but I don't care.