looks to me like the old bearing is still in place, otherwise there'd be a gap between the column and mast jacket .... compare to the new bearing and you should be able to see where to pry to get the old one up .... when you remove it the wire will pull up and out, attach a string to it so you have a way to 'fish' the new wire in

Bill


Moved over to the Passing Lane

"When we tug a single thing in nature, we find it attached to the rest of the world" ~ John Muir
"When we tug a single thing on an old truck, we find it falls off" ~ me
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