Steering column experts...

[nodemon]

72 Demon-Manual Steering-4spd

Disassembled the steering column components and have a question.
My service manual shows an upper bearing snap ring that has to be removed...however, I didn't see a snap ring where I thought there should be one.
There are two "grooves" in this area that look like they should accept snap rings.. A "front" and a "back"... the back appears to have one, or part of one. Is this the only snap ring in the set-up and I was just misinterpreting the service manual wrong, or should there be two..?
Thanks for the help..!

 

[4mulas]

It’s on the steering shaft. Did you have slop and play in the column prior to all this?
if it wasn’t on the shaft somebody was already in there once and didn’t put it back on.

 

[ScamperTom]

Yeah it’s just the one that holds the shaft in.

 

[67Dart273]

There is / was a great thread on replacing TS switch/ ignition switch years ago, posted by AbodyJoe which may help

How To Install an Ignition Switch in 1970 Dodge Dart

Here's a How To for installing an ignition switch. This is on a 70 Dodge Dart If your gonna do the ignition switch, you may as well do the turn signal switch while in there. That way everything in the column is new.. First pull the wheel...

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