Lower steering shaft support bearing.

[coomo]

Guys.The rubber bushing as pic, that locates on the lower steering shaft.Can anyone
advise as to whether the bearing locates directly into the rubber bush, or whether there is a metal sleeve it locates into first.
the bearing is long gone, but I have a metal sleeve without a home.
Cannot find a definitive answer.thanks.

[proporsche]

the rubber bushing has the needle-bearing inside itself-it is one unit...
Ivan

[Harpo]

914 rubber has a replacement

[coomo]

Originally Posted by proporsche

the rubber bushing has the needle-bearing inside itself-it is one unit...
Ivan

Hi thanks for that.So the bearing does not sit in a sleeve,It merely sits in the rubber bush?

[coomo]

Originally Posted by Harpo

914 rubber has a replacement

Has a replacement what sorry?

[Harpo]

Bearing + metal sleeve + rubber bushing

https://914rubber.com/steering-bearing-1

[coomo]

Originally Posted by Harpo

Bearing + metal sleeve + rubber bushing

https://914rubber.com/steering-bearing-1

thanks for that! I thought it had the sleeve.Doesnt show anywhere on Porsche parts

[stownsen914]

Looks like the 914rubber version is two piece. I recall buying a Porsche replacement one years ago and it was one piece with integral needle bearing.

[burgermeister]

The bearing inside the donut is an 1117 I think, available from any bearing supplier. It's a needle bearing, uses the steering shaft as the inner race. Same bearing is used to support the pinion shaft inside the rack. You can just push a new one into the rubber donut. Or, better yet, make a teflon bushing... the area seems to be subject to corrosion, and the needle bearings don't seem to hold up all that well once the shaft gets pitted / worn.

[KTL]

Yes there’s a metal sleeve to contain the needle bearing. You’ll also want to consider installing some radial seals (similar to crankshaft oil seals) in the sleeve to keep the dirt out. Got mine from metricseals.com

You also can replace the rubber mount/vibration isolator with a soft yellow poly unit from Powerflex. I got mine from Pelican

[coomo]

Great input thanks guys.Have ordered the one from 914 rubber.com, about an hour before burgermeister posted bearing number!