Originally Posted by
weatherm
So... my question is: Is there anyways to put the race and bearings back in with out taking the whole box out (its at a angle)? Please god I hope so. ohh and there now is a steering wheel with all the play in it you want now. any tricks?
Just smear the bearings and bearing track with grease or petroleum jelly and they'll stick to each other just fine. There should be 10 balls in that bearing. Bear in mind that this end plate is shimmed to give the correct endplay/preload on the end of the steering column and installing a thicker or thinner gasket may affect this. See screenshot of the bible, below:
--Mark
1973 SIII 109 RHD 2.5NA Diesel
0-54mph in just under 11.5 minutes
(9.7 minutes now that she's a 3-door).