How To Replace your Lower Column Bearing: Better and Cheaper!!!
67 manual steer Barracuda. I replaced the old broken bearing with a common inexpensive double rubber seal roller bearing.
remove column and the old bearing, save the collar with the set screws.
the column has to be stripped apart from the top
used a hole saw the size of the OD of the new bearing to cut to the depth of the width of the new bearing. Internal saw blade used to cut the plastic core out. press the new bearing into the plastic, assemble the column and flip the collar around and use it with the set screws to lock the bearing in. works great, nice and smooth.
I replaced the stock coupler with a flaming river universal type joint also.
67 manual steer Barracuda. I replaced the old broken bearing with a common inexpensive double rubber seal roller bearing.
remove column and the old bearing, save the collar with the set screws.
the column has to be stripped apart from the top
used a hole saw the size of the OD of the new bearing to cut to the depth of the width of the new bearing. Internal saw blade used to cut the plastic core out. press the new bearing into the plastic, assemble the column and flip the collar around and use it with the set screws to lock the bearing in. works great, nice and smooth.
I replaced the stock coupler with a flaming river universal type joint also.