How To Replace your Lower Column Bearing: Better and Cheaper!!!

72bluNblu said
The column in the picture would be from a ‘66-70 B-body, no AC. You can see the 4 bolt foam gasket in these kits.

DMT B Body 1969 69 1970 70 NON AC Firewall Gasket Seal Kit Set Charger GTX | eBay

Mopar B Body 66 67 68 69 70 BASIC NON AC Firewall Gasket Seal Kit Set DMT | eBay

Seems if your knowledge was so extensive you’d know that. You could also have looked it up, after all, the link with that picture lists what cars they’re for.

As far as your collection goes, or what you have and haven’t seen regarding the lower column bearing, it’s completely irrelevant. Clearly they were made. There’s a factory diagram, there’s a factory part number, and there’s even multiple versions of reproduction replacement parts available. The fact that you haven’t personally seen one changes exactly none of that.

Oh please. You were the one that started in with the jabs again. You came after me 9 years ago over the same exact thing, it’s literally on the first page of this thread. You were proven wrong then too, but as usual when you’re shown to be wrong you refuse to admit it and claim you’ve seen everything.

And yet for some reason you want to resurrect this old thread with your same old claims, making jabs at me and others that have done this modification.

Clearly, the person here that doesn’t know half of what they claim to know is you. The reference numbers are in the parts manuals, if you don’t like the picture of the manual I posted I’m sure you’re capable of looking up a better one.

The simple fact is that it’s a good modification regardless, so trying to prove it never came on an A-body is meaningless even if it was true (and it’s not).

Your picture of the manual page you posted is of a 3 speed standard shift column. Here it is.

I never came after you with a jab. I never even quoted you or mentioned you. Post #19. But post #20 you quoted me. After just giving my opinion and what I have seen over the years.

Sure I have seen that center bearing in early cars. But it was eliminated in later years. Did you ever wonder why? I would never install one between the collapsible shaft and the collapsible column. it is useless. Waste of time and money unless you have a double joint or rag joint . totally Eliminated in 1970 and newer unibody mopars with no subframe.

This page you posted you grabbed off of the web . As was the video I posted with no bearing. When I get time and go to the shop I'll post a diagram copied from a manual I have here. If you look at the pictures I posted there is no bolts or anyway to fasten a bearing on the later columns. It is just a slip on seal. Its all you need and is the safer method.