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yes I know it fu$king sucks, it's not by choice.

[quote="silver"]
I do believe so, it's a stocked part there.

I have a new one that came in 2 pieces I haven't installed it yet....well cuz I've driven the car 2 times in the entire summer so meh.
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Silver, that is tragic.  I think I've driven nearly every day for the last two months.        It never gets old for me.    And yes, it was HOT.

Now is the best driving weather of the year. 

I do believe so, it's a stocked part there.

I have a new one that came in 2 pieces I haven't installed it yet....well cuz I've driven the car 2 times in the entire summer so meh.

Is it still possible to order this steering bushing?

[quote="Driver"]
Instead of using a cutting bit they should've just used some sandpaper or something like that and a lathe.
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This is what the shop that I took mine to did and it worked well.

[quote="silver"]
FUC$ well that was a waste of time and money then....

the outside of the bushing had to be machined down by 1.5 mm which was the smallest they could take off the diameter....[/quote]

Instead of using a cutting bit they should've just used some sandpaper or something like that and a lathe.

My friends car jhas the same issue.

FUC$ well that was a waste of time and money then....

the outside of the bushing had to be machined down by 1.5 mm which was the smallest they could take off the diameter....it was probably .5mm too much.

oh well at least its not worse then the original....and it won't get any worse over time.

can you try to put into numbers how much yours was moving before you switched it...like how many mm one way or the other?

The shaft itself moving around inside the race.  No more up-down-left-right slop on mine.

so I got my bushing....had it installed....same "slop" or lack there of as before I changed it.

My steering wheel never moved as in turned without the wheels turning, but you could move the shaft up and down a little bit inside the race.

after installing the new bushing, it's the same.

what's the problem you all were trying to fix before, the wheel turning without the wheels turning, OR, the shaft itself moving around inside the race?

thanks.

My steering column had too much slop as well.  We fit new brass bushings to it.  What a difference. 

pretty sure it could also be pronounced Fah-Q.......or fork U.....right

does QQQQ stand for 'four q' ?

Lane,I am not attacking you personally.

The bushing is a SLIP fit. It slips into the steering column section and SLIPS over your steering shaft piece.

IF it does not,make it so it does. Some finish sanding. Think of it as fine tuning.

DON'T resort to force.