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apd6545
AMC Apprentice Joined: Oct/12/2009 Location: Wiscosnin Status: Offline Points: 78 |
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Interesting, I just rebuilt one and mine does not have a nut just a bracket that compresses the upper bearing held in place by the heavy spring?
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71SC360
AMC Addicted Charter Member Joined: Jun/29/2007 Location: East Tennessee Status: Online Points: 5469 |
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Early 70 was the last time that they used the nut... |
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Joelfanti
AMC Apprentice Joined: Jan/17/2021 Location: Ohio Status: Offline Points: 70 |
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I just took apart and cleaned my tilt steering column. When I was done I found one single ball bearing on my table. It’s from one of the upper bearings. The steering wheel works great now. Will it be ok missing one out of 30 bearings ? I really don’t want to take it all back apart
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Hashtag
AMC Apprentice Joined: Apr/18/2014 Location: BATON ROUGE Status: Offline Points: 140 |
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I would leave it as it is but then again, I don't use a seat belt .
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turbo
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You may notice a little extra play in the shaft
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they call me Capt RETIRED!
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Joelfanti
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There’s no extra play. It’s tight
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1970390amx
AMC Addicted Joined: Jul/11/2008 Location: colorado Status: Online Points: 3311 |
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I dont think it will be noticeable. But I would fix it.
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1970 390 4speed Bittersweet shadow mask AMX
1970 Amx missing most everything, or in a box |
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71SC360
AMC Addicted Charter Member Joined: Jun/29/2007 Location: East Tennessee Status: Online Points: 5469 |
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I'd fix it too. I've made mistakes on a few of the 15 or 20 that I've rebuilt and always taken them back apart to fix my mistakes when I made them. failure is not an option, especially when I fix them.. |
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Carlmac369
AMC Apprentice Joined: Feb/25/2021 Location: N.B. Canada Status: Offline Points: 38 |
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Some great info here in this thread. I remember the first time I ever got inside one of those years ago. Went in to tighten those bolts with no info whatsoever on it. Swore I'd never do another one but ended up doing quite a few over the years. They really aren't that bad.
Proper tools and information is the answer on this as well as any other job. Great write-up 1970390amx.
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BDCVG
AMC Addicted Joined: Dec/19/2007 Location: Endless Mtns. Status: Offline Points: 992 |
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Edited by BDCVG - Apr/20/2021 at 7:03am |
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1970 AMX 390 5 spd full Control Freaks front and rear suspension
2014 E63 AMG-S wagon 1965 Austin-Healey 3000 MK III |
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