Here are more pics on this build. I know I haven't updated in a long time. Just a Painless wiring harness standing in the way of starting her up again.
I have a 1980 cj7 that I am restoring. If the steering shaft is the same on the 79&80 models, you will have to remove the nut and bolt out of the clamps on each end. The sline on the shaft has a dish milled out that the bolt fits through.