Steering Column Woes and Questions - Connector, Lower Bearing, and Coupler

hangn0ut said
Thought the bearing was good...anyway,make a washer. Rough cut a thin piece of aluminum or nylon drill a hole for a bolt and chuck it up in a hand drill. Bring it down to size like you would on a lathe. Then drill out the center. Finish the center with cutting bits in your drill. Should take less than a hour. Way less time than looking for one.
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Thanks. That's a lot less time than I've spent already. I had figured on replacing rather than cobbing in a homemade seal until I found I couldn't source a replacement, so making my own seal is the way to go to keep the metal body bearing and that's a good method to do it.