Upper steering column bearing

jws66m said:

Rebuilding everything in steering but the question I have is does anyone know how the upper steering column bearing and sleeve came from the factory. All of the rebuild kits out there come with a plastic sleeve but I have a metal one with a gap in it. Don't have a pic right now but will later. Cleaned the bearing out and it is smooth as butter. Add some cerulean grease and its golden.

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wicked93gs said:

Yes, the OEM ones are metal, the repros are plastic(I think there are a few metal repros as well) it is held in place inside the bearing with the spring under the hub. The plastic ones are quieter if you care about that type of thing. The metal ones are slightly more durable...I think its existence is rather silly to begin with, Ford should have just used a bearing with the correct ID to start with. I didn't feel like looking for another bearing that worked though, so I used Ford's design

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