my steering column buzzes no more

[amalventano1 at tds.net (Allyn)]

That white collar holds the race in, well, when it isnt broken that is.
Push the collar back up, then secure it with some pieces of tape wrapped diagonally across the column / tube opening.  The only
force against that collar is the weight of the bearing itself.

HTH
Al

> I got the "why don't you go take a look 
> instead of asking us" psychic message loud and clear, and did 
> just that this afternoon.
> 
> Apparently, the bearing race at the bottom end of the column 
> had worked its way loose and finally slid out of the column 
> and was buzzing away down at the bottom of the shaft next to 
> the U-joint. And, without the bearing there, the shaft was 
> vibrating against the column as well. The result was one hell