Help - Steering Bushing Removal

[gshiwota]

I just bought a Mitch Leland bearing to try to fix my steering wheel wobble. When I got the steering wheel off, the current bearing looks nothing like what I was expecting. I'm not sure how to remove this as there's no "star clip" and I can't figure out how to pull it out.

Can anyone tell me how to remove this bearing??

On the good side, it does appear to be in good shape and the steering shaft doesn't move if I wiggle it. So I'm guessing I probably don't really need to replace it.

Thanks in advance.

[pete3799]

If it doesn't wiggle up and down your probably good to go.

[john walker's workshop]

never seen one like that. no wobble=leave it.

[cashman]

That looks like someone already replaced or tried to repair the original bearing with a nylon bushing. If it doesn't wobble up and down / left to right. Why replace?

[gshiwota]

Thanks for your help.

It's actually a really nice looking bushing. The nylon part is a grease shield covering the ball bearings.

Looks like I'll have a brand new, recently opened Mitch Leland bearing for sale now.

[Mitch Leland]

Orange County, That's why we provide allen head screws in our support bushing so the bushing can be removed if need be. Like was said earlier, if you've not wobbling, you'll probably get a lot of good miles out of that bushing. If you wanted to remove your bushing you could run a sheet metal screw into the bushing at 9 and 3 O'clock, then use a slide hammer and it would pop out.

Our bushing material is actually a bearing material and is self lubricating... Sorry, I had to get a sales pitch in here.

[dicklague]

Mitch
Your product is great!!! Sales pitch appreciated!!!

Hope you are well.

Dick

[abisel]

In your picture it looks like the bearing has worked it way out a little as it is not seated all the way into the sheering shaft housing. And there should be a star clip to hold the bearing down.

These pictures show the break-down of the steering shaft.




There are two large C-clips that hold the forward bearing in place in the housing, one smaller C-clip to hold the bearing onto the shaft, and the star-clip to hold the rear bearing in place.

I'm not sure which way the rear bearing is installed. With the nylon seal facing forward or rearward? I suspect as shown in your photo.

[john walker's workshop]

there ya go. someone just tapped a stock upper bearing in upside down, on top of the original one. wierd.

[Mitch Leland]

abisel,

Thanks for the great pix... This is one for the archives! Now you can see why it's impossible to replace the factory nylon bushing since it has a shoulder/flange on the bottom side of the roller bearing. Why Porsche did that is the first place is anybody's guess.