Thanks for the feedback and sorry for the delay in responding. Larry, tried your suggestion and it didn't help but a good idea that I may use in the future. Husker, there were no burrs and the splines were not rusted. Joules, the bolt was removed in all attempts to remove the coupler. Tried to loosen the lower u-joint and it would not budge. Larry Stock suggest loosening the steering rack which worked immediately and he also recommended reassembly with the rack loose. Thanks again for your suggestions and thanks to George for this invaluable site.
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