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Originally Posted by PK 77 911
#1. I noticed that the steel, bolt sleeves in the rubber steering puck are quite loose
in the side that attaches to the column. Is this normal?
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They are loose by design. I installed a brand new one and the sleeves were loose on the new one as well.
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Originally Posted by PK 77 911
#2. Did you have to press off and re-press on the 2 bearings.
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Yes. I did not use a "press" but I did use a cold chisel on the needle bearing race/housing by tapping it out from the backside engaging the "lip" of the race that is exposed and accessible thru the opposite hole in the rack.
On the roller bearing I rigged up a "press" on my bench vice with a socket and socket extension to get it off the pinion shaft. New one installed the same, pressed on with bench vice and sockets.
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Originally Posted by PK 77 911
#3. To get the needle bearing cage out (my needles just fell in when I took the
pinion out) Did you have to press it in to the housing or out of the housing
or does it not matter?
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I put it in the freezer, coated with grease and tapped it into place with an appropriately sized socket. Just make sure you don't get it off-kilter when you start tapping it in.
Overall the entire rebuild was very easy. I am sure you saw the lengthy steering rack rebuild thread, I posted a few pics there.