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Sep 2, 2004 | 03:20 PM

ROYSREDROCKET

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From: PRESTON IDAHO

68 Steering Column

WHILE RESTORING MY 68 VERT I PULLED THE STEERING COLUMN AND FOUND THAT THE BEARINGS AT THE BASE ARE SHOT. IS THERE A REBUILD KIT OUT THERE ,REPAIR SERVICE OR DOES ANYONE OUT THERE HAVE A FUNCTIONAL COLUMN FOR SALE

Sep 2, 2004 | 03:30 PM

CGGorman

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Dr. Rebuild has most of the column parts listed in his catalog.

Sep 2, 2004 | 04:35 PM

LemansBlue68

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Originally Posted by ROYSREDROCKET

Contact Long Island Corvette. They specialize in mid-years but the '68 has the same lower bearing as the Late '67. The replacement bearing they provide is a needle bearing affair instead of the ball bearing setup like the original, but once installed you can't tell the difference. Other "replacement" bearings that some other Corvette places provide are modified later model "stepped" bearings that are turned down on one end to fit inside the lower tube of the '68 column. They would work OK but part of the bearing is exposed, is visible, and obviously not correct. LICS's bearing is no more expensive than the cobbled ones at $30.

The original '68 lower bearing is EXTREMELY rare. I looked for a long time for an original until I found LICS's replacement.

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