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| | | | Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 940 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 940 | The steering mast on ol' Bessie seems to have come loose. The wheel is still securely attached as is the column and things still seem to be good at the steering box. I can however move the wheel side to side and up and down within the column so I'm guessing the mast bearing has come apart?
Sound right?
Thanks! | | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | yes, you need a new bearing
Bill | | | | | Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 | yes, you need a new bearing
Bill Agreed. You should also check the spring the goes under the steering wheel, it may be broken or missing. Without the spring, there's no preload on the bearing, which will allow the steering shaft to move in the housing.
Bill Burmeister
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 940 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 940 | Spring? I'll have to look it up when I have a sec. I wasn't aware there was a spring. It all started with a clunk while maneuvering into a spot at the local big box hardware store. I wonder if that spring didn't just break or pop loose?
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Hmm. I'm not finding any mention of a spring in the manual or on any of the usual vendors websites. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | the 'clunk' was the balls breaking out of a dry bearing
Bill | | | | | Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 | See Figure 2. I don't beleive that spring is available reproduction. Mine was missing from my '55, I just matched the diameter to the bearing and cut one down from the local Lowes store.
Bill Burmeister
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 940 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 940 | Thanks fo the link LONGBOX55. I must have been skipping over that page. I'll have to pull it all apart and look. | | |
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