Hello all. My steering wheel has developed a little play---you can hold it at 9 and 3 oclock and there is some play when I push and pull on it and I need to replace the steering wheel bearing. I did this once before a few years ago and have forgotten how I got the old bearing out. I'm having a little trouble removing it and am seeking some advice, if anyone knows. Thought I'd run this by the brain trust.
Thanks!
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Just replied to your email, It's been some time but I recall it's just a light snug press fit into the column...
Alan's right if it's a VW steering column.
Thanks, Alan & Michael.
Well, I just finished replacing the steering column bearing and now the steering wheel is solid as a rock, as it should be. I previously did this 4-5 years ago and sure as hell I forgot how I did it!! Now I'll make some notes and put them with my spare bearings if there is a next time or if I can help someone else down the road.
My problem was that I failed to remember that the turn signal unit must be removed in order to remove the old bearing. On my car there is a little phillips head screw at about 7 o'clock on the turn signal unit unit and the unit will slide right off when that is removed from the steering column. (Some directions I saw on the internet said to remove 4 screws from the face of that turn signal unit---but not my car.) After getting that off, the bearing slips right out. Much easier than the cursing and pounding I was doing with the turn signal still on the column as I tried to pry that bearing out.!
Sure glad that's finished.
I'm glad you got it handled so easily!
Yeah, Jack, we have the same turn switch with the set screw. I believe it's a 1967.
That bearing fits all VW bugs from 1962 through 1977. That's what the Mfg told me this morning when I called to be certain the one I had would fit my car. Danny, as soon as I spotted that set screw I remembered how that bearing is removed. Sure ain't 30 any more!
