 Lower/upper steering shaft bearing, for '71 model |
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| r3dplanet |
 Sep 14 2012, 08:32 AM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 679 Joined: 3-September 05 From: Portland, Oregon Member No.: 4,741 Region Association: None  |
The lower "deep groove bearing" for the 70-71 914, part #900-052-202, is apparently no longer available. Does anyone knowledgeable about bearings know if there's a suitable cross-reference to another compatible bearing?
Thanks, Marcus |
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| 914Sixer |
Sep 14 2012, 07:50 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 8,906 Joined: 17-January 05 From: San Angelo Texas Member No.: 3,457 Region Association: Southwest Region 
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Are you talking about the shaft bearing that bolts to the body with the U clamp?
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| r3dplanet |
Sep 15 2012, 07:14 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 679 Joined: 3-September 05 From: Portland, Oregon Member No.: 4,741 Region Association: None |
Perhaps both. The upper bearing is also NLA. I pulled my column because I wanted to resolve an issue with the blinker cancellation, re-key the ignition (I'm doing all the locks), and fix the bearing slop while I was in there.
At first I thought I just needed to replace the lower bearing, but after disassembling the column on my bench I found that the upper bearing was crunchy-crunchy. The later ''72-'75 bearings are all available, and apparently the later columns are much easier to contend with - wiring, etc. No such luck for early models. So I need either a whole new column (I have an ad in the classifieds already) or some way to replace the bearings. In the past I've found that what appears to be a specialty bearing is just a correct-sized bearing with a brand name on it. Like "Porsche." Just curious to see if anyone besides myself ever attempted to rebuild their early column and where/how they found bearings for it. The upper bearing has a long shaft in its inner diameter, but it looks like maybe its removable. -m. |
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| brp986s |
Sep 15 2012, 08:31 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 434 Joined: 27-September 07 From: los angeles Member No.: 8,167 |
I don't know about the steering column, but I took apart a rack/pinion once. There are a couple bearings in it. I brought them over to Napa. Lo and behold they had 'em laying around. Likewise with front suspension needle bearings, except I went to a bearing supplier.
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| Brian_Boss |
Sep 16 2012, 10:40 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 324 Joined: 3-June 03 From: Dallas, TX Member No.: 781 |
I have what I am pretty sure is a new lower bearing which was sent to me in error by AA. I went and found it and it does not have a standard bearing number on it.
The old upper bearing I removed is also unmarked. This doesn't prove they are not standard sizes but I suspect they are. Also, the tube you refer to is separate from the upper bearing. |
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| r3dplanet |
Sep 21 2012, 05:56 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 679 Joined: 3-September 05 From: Portland, Oregon Member No.: 4,741 Region Association: None |
Victory!
Dropped by McGuire Bearing today and the guy had a whole box of them. Here we are: Axis #6905 2RS This is for the NLA upper steering shaft bearing for early models. -marcus |
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