bouymaker,

What a good website. Thanks for the information. Here is a link to that company:

http://174.120.2.37/about-us

Besides having a nice list of NOS parts, they also list muffler bearings.

Let us know how your steering box rebuild turns out. Did you get new ball-bearings? I will be doing my first steering-box rebuild over the winter.

Tim
1954Advance-Design.com
1954 3106 Carryall Suburban
1954 3104 5-window pickup w/Hydra-Matic
The 216 and early 235 engines are not "splash oilers" -- this is a splash oiler.