Questioni have a 1997 f150 standard shift truck and the steering wheel has a lot of play and at times seems to catch, i've been told that the bearings are probably bad in the housing. i have everything removed but the housing because i can't get the housing free from the ignition switch linkage. any help on how to remove the housing from the linkage would be appreciated
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Ford upper steering co
Hi William:
Sorry about your column, although this is a very common problem with Ford cars and trucks. I would agree, the bearing have blown up.
My company has recently uploaded web pages and a description of how to rebuild the upper portion of a Ford steering column (for a small fee). They are broken down into step by step detailed instructions with pictures. Although the example is for a 2000 Mustang, the column is identical to yours (tilt and non tilt use the same housing)
http://www.steeringcolumnservices.com/steering-column-repair-how-to-instructions...
I hope these instructions help you. If not, please contact me again for more information.
Lastly, if you need parts to repair this column simply follow the links to the Ford Parts pages and select any of the parts you need. We do provide a complete kit (BRG230) on this page.
http://www.steeringcolumnservices.com/ford/housing-bearings.php
Feel free to email us on our "Contact Us / Order Parts" page and we will get back in touch with you personally. We stock and sell all of the parts you will need for this job.
Good luck
Doug
http://www.steeringcolumnservices.com
