For what it's worth, I got the repop mast bearing. There is absolutely no difference. Cloth covered section on the wiring and all.
The difference I see between my the one I'm replacing and the new one is the material I thought was hard plastic, isn't. It is rubber or a silicone type material. My old one was just that dried out.
That said, it probably wouldn't be all that hard to repair the old one with some silicone caulk or epoxy.
I'll post pictures comparing the two asap.
Also, even though I am returning it, the repop steering wheels are beautiful! After ordering a black one, I found one at another vendor that is the correct color brown, so I ordered it rather than trying to paint the black one.
