Easy fix for the bearing on my Cabriolet's steering column?

[kirk knighton]

So about halfway down the steering column on my '85 Cabi this bearing pack slid out of its pocket and now the steering wheel bumps and chatters a bit.
I can slide it back up, but it slides back down again pretty quickly.
I realize there is an official new-bearing repair job to be done; until then, however, how can I get that thing to stay back up in its place?

[volksworld]

iirc we just slid them back up and put a hose clamp around the shaft so they couldnt fall back down

[sgnimj96]

be careful not to push the bearing up into the tube too far, there is no stop and if it goes past the lip the bearing falls loose in the tube. I did that and had to take the column tube out to fix it. Put a zip tie on the tube on the inside to keep that from happening.

After takeing it out and seeing the condition of the bearing and the plastic insert, I just used a zip tie (w/ a little glue to hold it) on the inside and a metal hose clamp on the outside. Works

[gereonb]

https://www.tech-53.com/product-p/brngfix.htm