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Old 03-06-2016, 03:09 PM   #1
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Question Replacement Steering Bearing?

My truck has an after market steering wheel. The steering shaft is loose and clunky. When I took it apart, found that the bearing only had half the bearings in place and the whole affair was loose.

Is there a replacement steering bearing that is an aftermarket improvement? This mechanism seams way over complicated.
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Old 03-06-2016, 04:20 PM   #2
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Re: Replacement Steering Bearing?

Is it tilt or none tilt.. do you have pic's of your set up where it loose?
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Re: Replacement Steering Bearing?

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Is it tilt or none tilt.. do you have pic's of your set up where it loose?
It's tilt steering and I did not take a photo sorry
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Re: Replacement Steering Bearing?

I assume top bearing?
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I assume top bearing?
Yes it's the top bearing
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Old 03-06-2016, 08:24 PM   #6
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Re: Replacement Steering Bearing?

I'm considering changing the whole column out for an Ididit. Any thoughts on that?
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Old 03-06-2016, 08:52 PM   #7
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Re: Replacement Steering Bearing?

If you take your wheel off have you tighten the three screws & lock tighten them.
if they get used a lot and have a few yr of miles on the them the get loose GM never put
lock tighten on them. They are meant to be checked after so many miles.
have you check them LINK:http://bowtieguy.proboards.com/threa...r-repair-renew
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