Thread I would’ve blown right past a few weeks ago, but I’m on a separate project that has me dealing with this same issue. While replacing the starter and brake booster/MC on my ‘67 Cuda, I noticed the rubber gasket and metal retaining ring just floating on the steering rod. Can’t be good, I figured. Didn’t take long to realize that the bent old metal cap was not going to hold anything in place. After some FABO-ing, I ordered the after-market retaining clip from eBay. Turned out to be a waste of $26 in my case. With the steering column in place, there was going to be no way to get that clip on. And pulling the steering column is not on my road map. So I followed the path of another fed up FABO-ian and just pumped some grease into the coupler void, aligned the gasket and ring as best I could, and encircled the perimeter with Permatex Ultra Black. Pretty lame approach, I admit. But summers are short in my parts and I need to get back on the road!
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