Restoring an Intermediate Steering Shaft for a 1978-1988 A/G Body and 3rd Gen F Body

This video is a little long, but it is very detailed.
This intermediate steering shaft is from my 1987 Monte Carlo SS. The coupler boot is broken as is the case for most of these cars. In this video, I disassemble the shaft, degrease the parts, media blast the parts, paint the parts, and reassemble the intermediate steering shaft. I explain what I am doing along the way.
The boot I used in this rebuild is specified for the following Jeep applications, but fits the GM shaft quite well and seems to be a better designed boot than the GM boot:
1976-1983 Jeep CJ5
1976-1986 Jeep CJ7
1981-1985 Jeep Scrambler
Parts used:
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Fairchild D4107 Steering Shaft Boot amzn.to/40GcJen
Omix-Ada 18018.01 Steering Shaft Boot amzn.to/3nBoZ17
Crown J8132676 Steering Shaft Boot amzn.to/42YjidL
VHT SP652 Satin Black Epoxy Paint amzn.to/3m4WGYo
Plasti-Kote 207 Aluminum Engine Enamel amzn.to/3nJf8pT
Yes, I know my bench is messy with parts from other in-process projects.

[@westerngumby3671]

were did you get the boot, i just got one from ebay which is not correct

[@topgunpressurecleaning8930]

I'm having issues connecting the shaft to the steering column splines. Like it won't stretch to get the bolt through.