Max IV can't remove lever & offset steering?

[turtle racer]

I'm new to these weird 6 wheeled things, I have my Max IV apart for restoration and I have a question.

Should the steering levers slide off of the bar that they are attached to?

The left side of bar, that the steering levers pivot on, has a plate welded to it, the right side plate is not welded to the bar. The left steering lever is free and moves easily back and fourth on the pivot bar, but the right steering lever is stuck solid. Should the right steering lever also moves back and fourth on the pivot bar? If it is suppose to move I'll use a bigger hammer.

Can any one directly me to any posts or pictures of Max IV off set steering mods I've used search, but maybe I using the wrong wording.
Thanks

[swampy]

After a disasterous job while trying to demonstrate my Max IV I was trying to sell, I was having trouble steering it. When I took the sticks off to inspect them. I found the same stick that you are talking about frozen on the shaft. After one can of PB Blaster, a torch for heat, and a BIG hammer I got it off. I then sanded it completely down, the shaft, until it was smooth to the touch. I then sanded the insides of both sticks, smooth and clean. When I re-assembled them I put a good coat of NEVER SEIZE on the shaft and inside the control sticks. Once I put them back onto the Max, man what a difference. I had gained the spring control in the sticks, something that was never there when I purchased it. Hope this will help you out.