Steering column thru bulkhead - help please
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Hi
I noticed a weird clanging whilst driving today and noticed steering wheel had a lot of play. Then when I stopped and looked down I saw that the steering column was flapping about in the bulkhead hole. Inspecting the other side in the engine bay, I saw what looked like a plastic bush that had slid down the steering column to the UJ.
Looking in bible I couldn't figure out whether this was a bush type or a bearing and this plastic insert was the bearing centre. Anyway I managed to hammer this plastic insert back into the bulkhead and it has held the column back in place for now. Can I just ask if on V8S's if they use a bearing or bush and also if what I've described is just that this plastic inset has worked loose or whether it sounds like it's broken and I've just temporarily fixed it by hammering it back in?
Hope that makes sense. Probably easier with some pictures which I can post tomorrow if need be.
Thanks for any pointers on this one
I noticed a weird clanging whilst driving today and noticed steering wheel had a lot of play. Then when I stopped and looked down I saw that the steering column was flapping about in the bulkhead hole. Inspecting the other side in the engine bay, I saw what looked like a plastic bush that had slid down the steering column to the UJ.
Looking in bible I couldn't figure out whether this was a bush type or a bearing and this plastic insert was the bearing centre. Anyway I managed to hammer this plastic insert back into the bulkhead and it has held the column back in place for now. Can I just ask if on V8S's if they use a bearing or bush and also if what I've described is just that this plastic inset has worked loose or whether it sounds like it's broken and I've just temporarily fixed it by hammering it back in?
Hope that makes sense. Probably easier with some pictures which I can post tomorrow if need be.
Thanks for any pointers on this one
Hi everyone. Cheers for the replies. Clicking those links to see that other people have experienced the exact same thing has put my mind at ease now that the plastic insert just slipped out and bearing is not broken. Seems to me it's just a case of the 'special washer' being missing as indicated on the exploded parts diagram on that linked thread. This holds the plastic insert in place as could a spring clip or as someone even said, so could a cable tie. Seems I've got the plastic insert fed in from engine bay side rather than cabin side but reading what was being said it seemed they came out of the factory both way round?!
Looking at those ML parts bearing kits, I would say that's what I've already got rather than the older style nylon bush and steel bearing type.
So answer is just order a clip to hold the insert in place. Its lasted 1000s of miles without it though so must have been pretty well solid jammed In there. Thanks again. This forum is class!
Looking at those ML parts bearing kits, I would say that's what I've already got rather than the older style nylon bush and steel bearing type.
So answer is just order a clip to hold the insert in place. Its lasted 1000s of miles without it though so must have been pretty well solid jammed In there. Thanks again. This forum is class!
Edited by gizzardio on Sunday 23 March 11:28
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