Lower steering column bearing
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From: Forked River NJ
Lower steering column bearing
Does the lower steering column bearing just get presed on/off the steering shaft. I have measured mine and it is exactly 4 1/2 inches from the end. It is rusted on and it looks like it is just pressed on. I'll put a puller onit if needed and slide it off.
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Joined: Dec 1999
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From: Forked River NJ
This one was going to need some heavy hammering. Instead ijust took a dremel and cut the bearing in half. The inner race was not going to to move so I cut that also. Shaft is pretty rusty. I'll clean it up and put some emery cloth to it and the new one should slide with a little work back on. 
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From: ingleside illinois
YOu did what you had to do to get off the bearing.Adapt and overcome-wait wasnt that in some marine movie.Seriously they should come out very easily- itook the lower 2 bolts from steering column out and collar from engine compartment and just wiggled and took a pick and it fell out.
