85 with tilt wheel? Where did your balls fall from?  The top section? Steering columns are a PITA, i'm trying to locate some parts for a 77 column.

 

Yes, tilt column. The bearings that surround the shaft where the steering wheel bolts too.

 

not my pic, but those ones ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 

Ok, the one with all the grease. There may be several ways to persue this.

1. I will email you the parts book pages for the column and you can refer to it.
2. These bearings may be available from a local GM dealer since it's their column. I just found out one of the pitman arm nuts and lockwasher are avaialble from them at a real good price.
3. Looks like Mopar has a "kit" for this in the parts book.
4. If you can remove the entire bearing assembly and find a part number stamped on it you may be able to cross it over at NAPA or a bearing supply house.

 

Let me know what you come up with...this will help me and others in the future.

 

Im going to call gm and dodge up tommorow what see what they say. Its the upper bearing i guess that i need. Its a plastic housing also, so i doubt their is anything stamped on it, atleast i didnt notice anything when i poped it out on my previous steering column.

Thanks for the diagrams chump, your help is really appreciated!!

Will update tommorow.

 

Called dodge and they gave me part #4147364 upper bearing kit. $82.35. They didnt know what the kit contains of, and they didnt have it in stock.

He said its for years 1951-1993.

Im going to go down there and order it and will let you know more when i receive the kit in about a week.

 

a little hijack here, steveo what parts do you need out of a 77 column? i got a couple of columns (non-tilt) out of some mid 70's rc's, i have promised one to a friend i work with but have another one down there, i may be able to help you out

eric

 

a little hijack here, steveo what parts do you need out of a 77 column? i got a couple of columns (non-tilt) out of some mid 70's rc's, i have promised one to a friend i work with but have another one down there, i may be able to help you out

eric

Thx-Eric, I'll let you know via PM. I'm working with one of the RCC members overseas on his restoration/upgrades. Regards-Stevo

 

ok steveo if at all possible let me know by tonight or tommorow morning. i will be at my parents house tommorow afternoon and can grab the parts for you then if i got what you need

eric

 

way to hijack...

 

way to hijack...

i know and i am sorry, on a side note, if the diagrams steveo sent you didnt help let me know and i will send you some others.

the good thing though is usually anything that steveo does or finds out ends up helping abut 100 others by the time he is done.

sorry once again for the hijack

eric

 

Just didnt want the topic going wayy of topic. Your fine. His diagrams helped incredibly and i should be getting the column bearings in acouple days.

Didnt mean to sound like an ass.

 

Just didnt want the topic going wayy of topic. Your fine. His diagrams helped incredibly and i should be getting the column bearings in acouple days.

Didnt mean to sound like an ass.

understand completely

 

Received the bearing kit. It had all the stuff to do it. I pulled the bearing out and replaced it with the new one and it works great. No more steering wheel bouncing around!

I took LOTS of pics and will put together a how to if anyone wants me to. It was preety easy though. Comes with  bearings and the other stuff and yeah.

Thank you dodge! And you guys!

 

Received the bearing kit. It had all the stuff to do it. I pulled the bearing out and replaced it with the new one and it works great. No more steering wheel bouncing around!

I took LOTS of pics and will put together a how to if anyone wants me to. It was preety easy though. Comes with bearings and the other stuff and yeah.

Thank you dodge! And you guys!

Yes, do a how to...i'm curious to see what parts were in the entire kit. Glad you got her fixed!