I was able to get mine out only after I loosened the column brace on the inside firewall. That gave me the extra bit of drop in the column to get the carrier out. Remove the plastic piece that's over the carpet, slide the rubber boot up and you can see the brace. It's 2 pieces, there are 2 bolts on either side of the collar that goes around the column. You may have to loosen the 3 bolts that go into the firewall. I didn't, mine were loose.