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PostPosted: Tue Jun 13, 2023 4:10 pm    Post subject: Steering column bushing. Reply with quote

Steering column bushing from the thing shop clear plastic. Doesn't look like the original piece. Why are they different.
Old plastic bushing is black on the left new one from thing shop on the right.

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Sorry if this seems like a silly question I did search and all the steering column bushings are the clear type like the one I got but it just don't seem right.
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 14, 2023 10:31 pm    Post subject: Re: Steering column bushing. Reply with quote

What you have there is the "economy" fix
its meant to shore up a bad bearing
What you really need is the actual bearing
https://www.thingparts.com/steering-column-bearing-for-late-74-and-higher-new/
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