steering wheel/shaft play Options

[mrbubblehead]

i have searched and searched, but cant find the right fix. i have a 74 914/4. my steering wheel shaft has side to side and up and down play. not a ton of play. but enuff to be annoying. and i need to fix it. i have found a number of fixes but they seem to be for early 911s. one fix is to replace the upper and lower bearings. another is to insert a sleeve between the bearing and shaft (thats what it looks like to me anyways). and the last looks a split ring over the shaft and then a plastic race looking thing followed by a spring to hold the race in place when the steering wheel is reinstalled.

is there a right up specific to our cars that i have missed? or has anyone made this repair. i sure would like to tighten up the shaft.

thanks for your help.
doug

[sfrenck]

Forget the bushing and use this method:

Replacing the steering column bearings


Takes 2-3 hours. Or, I can sell you my bent up bushing that wouldn't fit under the bearing because that wasn't the problem.

[broomhandle]

Forget the bushing and use this method:

Replacing the steering column bearings


Takes 2-3 hours. Or, I can sell you my bent up bushing that wouldn't fit under the bearing because that wasn't the problem.

for early or late cars? looks like late.... us poor early 914 owners..... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

and is there a part number for the bushing for the early cars?