Re: 47 Steering Column disassembly help needed.

Posted by HH56 On 2016/10/7 10:30:42

Very nice. That seems like a viable alternative for anyone missing parts of the original bearing and unable to find the needed pieces. The replacement bearing seems to be easily available from several places but I don't know how easy or expensive it would be to have the sleeve machined.

As to the spring, I don't think anyone would know or even miss the tension spring if it was not present. As you said, it no longer serves a purpose and if the sleeve is a light fit on the shaft could tend to push the bearing assy and sleeve down the shaft a bit farther. In that case the spring probably wouldn't do much anyway. About the only reason to have it would be to keep it available in case at some point someone found or repaired an original and wanted to go back to stock.