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82 242 --- Steering Shaft/column issues 200

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posted by  Art Benstein on  Wed Sep 14 09:52 CST 2016
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Intriguing question.

I took a look at a steering column, and pulled the parts from the lower bearing to see what limits the column shaft travel rearward. In a nutshell, it is the snap ring just aft of the lower splines.

It bottoms at the lower bearing when the spring is fully compressed.



The upper bearing is identical to the lower but without the plastic collar. The chamfer just forward of the steering wheel splines limits the wheel's ability to draw the shaft rearward. The spring might make it feel like you can keep sucking it through the column, but, no it won't do that. The shaft cannot enter the splined part of the wheel.


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