Steering Shaft install tip

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I was having trouble reinstalling my steering shaft into my column. I 
have converted form power to manual steering and in doing so needed to 
change the shaft over to the manual unit.

Well, I couldnt get the snap ring that holds the shaft in at the top. 
There was never enough clearance. I couldnt get the shaft into the upper 
bearing enough to get the ring on. At first I thought it was a 
shaft/bearing difference. so I disassembled it completely. I found that 
the bearing has a rubber mounting ring around it to hold it into the 
upper column, but also to allow it some movement laterally. This ring 
was split on the bottom and was hanging down preventing the lower snap 
ring from coming all the way up to the bearing. So after scrounging 
around to find another upper bearing and installing it, I thought I was 
done.

No so. I still couldnt get the shaft in all the way.

The trick is, to install the bearing onto the shaft BEFORE installing 
the bearing into the upper column. Although this isnt the way I 
disassembled the shaft, its the only way to get it to go in. IF you try 
to tap the shaft in, you will only pull the "T" bolts out of the column 
tube, forcing you to start all over. You can take a large 13/16 1/2 
drive socket and use it at a drift to install the bearing onto the 
shaft. (tap lightly) then install the snap ring, then install the shaft 
into the column. 

Hope this help anyone else doing a similiar change over. Threw me for a 
curve.

Doc.

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