2004 Sierra Intermediate Steering Shaft R/R

[greasemonkey]

I bought the ACDelco replacement shaft for mine, it looked a little different but went in ok. I also bought a new lower steering column bearing since I would have the shaft out anyway, and that was a big mistake. The new bearing started rattling within a few thousand miles to the point I'd rather have the clunk back instead. It's been probably 10-15k miles on the new shaft and the clunk hasn't returned though. It just sounds like someone is throwing marbles at my firewall every time I hit a bump due to the bearing.