my steering column buzzes no more

[jdbubb at verizon.net (Dan Bubb)]

The white piece is probably a part of the needle bearing.
In my experience the needle bearing cage breaks, pieces of it hang around 
and look important and the bearing falls out of the bottom of the column.
The only way to properly fix it is to replace the needle bearing.
But, most people just use a ty-wrap or shaft clamp or whatever to hold it in 
place and it is a low load, low speed application so no problem with that.
I do like Don's shaft clamp solution since it pretty much quarantees that 
the clamp won't snag on anything which, with all that wiring down there, 
could be a real issue.
I'm measuring the shaft at .75" which equates to 19mm. My favorite supply 
house www.mcmaster.com doesn't list a 19mm clamp but they do have PN 
60485K68 which is what I'd try. Just do a search for "shaft clamp" and you 
select you own favorite clamp!
Dan

From: "T. Reed" <treed2@wsu.edu>
Sent: Saturday, August 05, 2006 8:42 PM
Subject: my steering column buzzes no more

> But, there was a white plastic piece further down on the column from the 
> bearing that also came apart/off something. I slid it back up and tried to 
> snug it against the bearing, but it only stays there because of the sticky 
> grease. The first road bump I hit, it'll just fall back down the shaft 
> again. It looks a bit like a washer or a bushing or something.. I couldn't 
> identify it in ETKA as there are about 5 or 6 pieces shown, and I appear 
> to be missing some (most?).
>
> Anybody know what's supposed to be down there holding the bearing in 
> place?
>
> -Toby
>
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