Steering column shaft

Shainesboostin said
Can you expand a bit more? I am trying to do this same thing now as my turbo gen 3 hits. But am nervous to mess with steering components. I see the outer portion being cut back (which is what I need to do) but then I saw a picture that theres like a spring and then the plastic bearing? Do I just cut the outter tube, remove the spring and slide the plastic bearing up? I guess bushing may be the correct term. Or is it a different metal aftermarket bearing? Dam im so lost. Darn OCD

Wow you brought back a old thread lol, what I ended up doing was using a sealed ball bearing but it only worked for a 73 I believe which has a smaller inner diameter then the one in my 67 so I had to have a adapter if you will made it cover the difference. Here's a pic of what I ended up doing, glad I was able to find it.