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Steering wheel wobble, How are bearings adjusted |
billd |
Jan 2 2006, 12:50 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 327 Joined: 25-May 05 From: Palo Alto, CA Member No.: 4,145 |
My steering wheel just developed a significant wobble. It moves several degrees left/right and up/down. The bolt holding the wheel to the splines is tight. The splined shaft itself is moving. I suspect that the bearings that hold the steering shaft have loosened up. Does anyone know the procedure for tightening them?
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billd |
Jan 2 2006, 07:59 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 327 Joined: 25-May 05 From: Palo Alto, CA Member No.: 4,145 |
The ball bearing at the rear of the steering shaft has failed. Actually had I been more observant I would have seen the little balls on the carpet. I suspect that this bearing is supposed to be a single caged assembly. Now it consists of separate inner and outer races, a somewhat mangled plastic guide, and individual balls. I've found eight of the ten balls. Even if I found them all, I doubt I could reassemble the bearing. Even if I freeze the inner race and balls and heat the outer race in the oven, I don't think it will go back together. I hope the Pelican has these.
I suspect that I did this to myself. I had to pull the wheel a while back and it didn't come off easily so I really yanked on it working it back and forth. The wheel finally came off, but it probably broke the ball bearing in the process. Next time I'll use a gear puller. Attached thumbnail(s) |
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