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Old Mar 1, 2012 | 10:41 AM
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I have a 76 steering column on my bench and I followed the procedures posted by Jim to the point of I cannot get the bearing housing off, all of the bearings have fallen out anyway, so I want to replace them. Wondering if I missed something in. I have the ignition rod disconnected and the tilt steering in the all the way up position yet it will not come off.

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Originally Posted by Glennerman
I have a 76 steering column on my bench and I followed the procedures posted by Jim to the point of I cannot get the bearing housing off, all of the bearings have fallen out anyway, so I want to replace them. Wondering if I missed something in. I have the ignition rod disconnected and the tilt steering in the all the way up position yet it will not come off.

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I'm about to restore mine too, and I was wondering if you had the reference of the bearing you're planning to change. I'd like to order them beforehand.
Thanks and good luck with yours.
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Old Mar 1, 2012 | 02:10 PM
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I'm about to restore mine too, and I was wondering if you had the reference of the bearing you're planning to change. I'd like to order them beforehand.
Thanks and good luck with yours.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3-t...post1577981481
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Did you pull the pivot pins?
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Did you pull the pivot pins?
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Jim,

Your the man after reading your expertise I got the column apart, missed a few steps the first time around, pivot pins was one of them, now to get it back together I need one more bearing which hopefully I can get my hands on tomorrow.

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