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Old Nov 21, 2008 | 05:27 PM
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Steering column rattle?

I have a rattle that's driving me nuts. It's coming from the area of the transmission selector. In fact if you slightly pull it out of drive but still keeping it in drive it goes away. I had all the guts out eariler this year for replacing the turn signal switch but replaced it back how it was. Whenever I hit a bump clang de clang clang?? Any thoughts?
 
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Old Nov 21, 2008 | 06:14 PM
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there's a bearing at the top in a rubber sleeve and one in bottom in a plastic retainer, sounds like one or both need replacement
you only have to disassemble everything to replace them
mine had the lower plastic retainer broken, had to be replaced with new bearing
 
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Old Nov 21, 2008 | 07:06 PM
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I remember a foam couple inch thick piece that went in there but don't remember a bearing??
 
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Old Nov 21, 2008 | 07:09 PM
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under the turn signal switch, just gotta dig deeper
 
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Old Nov 21, 2008 | 07:09 PM
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I just called AutoZone and they didn't show a listing for a bearing in the steering column??
 
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Old Nov 22, 2008 | 08:45 AM
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ford dealer has the bearings, plastic retainer is obsolete on the lower end, but bronco graveyard has a replacement part, I made my own from aluminum
 
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Old Nov 22, 2008 | 11:20 PM
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Originally Posted by brownfoot
under the turn signal switch, just gotta dig deeper
Well I found the bearing, I can't believe this little was driving me crazy. THank you for your help.
 
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