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11-05-2020, 09:26 PM
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1/2" slack when I pull up on steering wheel
69 C10.
Stock steering column. When under hood I can push grease hood up and it moves 1/2 inch. Steering shaft below grease boot does not move. Nut holding upper shaft is tight. What is causing the slack. Worn upper bearing at steering wheel? Lower bearing or something else? |
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11-05-2020, 09:51 PM
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Re: 1/2" slack when I pull up on steering wheel
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Are the large washer and spring in place, that the arrow is pointing to in the picture below? LockDoc
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11-05-2020, 10:33 PM
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Re: 1/2" slack when I pull up on steering wheel
Yes washer and spring are in place but there is slack above the spring where the bearing is located. I can push up the housing below the washer and spring and it takes up the slack
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11-06-2020, 12:07 AM
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Re: 1/2" slack when I pull up on steering wheel
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Can you post a picture of that area on your truck? If the top and bottom bearing are both good there should be no space there. LockDoc
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11-06-2020, 10:27 AM
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Re: 1/2" slack when I pull up on steering wheel
Attached is a photo
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11-06-2020, 10:32 AM
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Re: 1/2" slack when I pull up on steering wheel
Your lower bearing is not seated in the column.
Here’s mine Loosen the bolt under the washer. Have someone push down on the steering wheel from inside the cab. Grab the steering rod below the grease boot and push up towards the column. The idea is to get bearing seated and apply pressure on the spring and then tighten the bolt. You might need to loosen the bolt at the steering box too. Last edited by Dr Jekyll; 11-06-2020 at 10:42 AM. Reason: How to fix it |
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11-07-2020, 07:39 PM
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Re: 1/2" slack when I pull up on steering wheel
I would agree with your lower bearing is not fully seated. I had my column apart to work on it and recondition it. If the column was apart, I did not get the upper collar seated right when assembling and when I went to correct it, my lower bearing looked like yours. Took a little help from the wife pushing up and pulling from the inside to get everything back in to place. Once I did that and tightened it back down everywhere, I was able to correct it.
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11-07-2020, 07:50 PM
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Re: 1/2" slack when I pull up on steering wheel
Great info
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