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Old 04-21-2014, 12:36 PM   #26
sambudo
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Re: steering column rebuild

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Originally Posted by Lugnutz65 View Post
The lower bearing might not be rebuildable, but mine was. There is a felt washer/seal and a C shaped clip that holds the felt in place. Make a paper cone to hold the ball bearings in place until you insert the bearing race. Then comes the felt and C clip. These pics were made to show how it goes together but YOU MUST USE GREASE when you actually rebuild it. Just sayin'!
This is exactly what I have been looking for, thanks lugnutz65. Does the clip just pop off and then the felt? So when I buy the replace met I can pop off the c clip felt pull out the balls and replace the race and other parts etc..
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