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    Posted: Mar/19/2019 at 5:12am
just wondering if steering column bearings are available on my '66 Rambler Rogue as mine are toasted. Anyone rebuilt there's?, mines a manual steering with manual transmission.
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I'd try first from the vendor's list. If no luck then maybe Mustang shop or Classic Industries.
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Look on the AMARK site - they list the upper bearing and some other parts.   I have done two in 69 cars - they are fairly simple to work on  - JJ
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I have a complete steering column for an automatic, is that bearing the same? If so I will separate if it's what your looking for.
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SO it appears the upper is good lower is toast. 
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here's the bearing , don't see it available anywhere
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Classic Industries lower bearing for a sixties Chev truck is C1003 for the one with the ball bearing. They sell a bronze bushing C1003A to replace the bearing. I have no idea if you could make either of them work for your application.

I used the bushing in my truck and am quite happy with it as there is no longer a possibility of the shaft getting cut up from a disintegrating bearing.
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Looks like it may be the nylon plug/ bushing in the bottom. I usually make a new one out of oak or some other hardwood. Use a hole saw about the od. Run a long 1/4" bolt through the center hole and chuck in a drill or drill press, rotate against a sandpaper block until a snug fit in the tube. Then clamp in a padded voice and drill center hole fo shaft. Drill a pilot hole for each screw that holds it in the tube to prevent splitting. Grease it up and it should last nearly as long as the original nylon piece. You might have to cut a recess in the back side for an actual bearing... but I don't think there is one, at least not on some models.

The screws that hold it in are in angled slots on the tube. Make it so the screws are in the lowest position in the slots if possible so you can tighten it up later. There isn't much adjustment. You can always rotate and drill new pilot holes though. That doesn't  work well on 50 year old nylon that has got brittle over the years....
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