80-91 Ford Trucks Steering Column Bearing

On the 80-91 model year trucks, they utilized a plastic bushing style for the lower column much like the older Jeep CJs. This setup works well when newer with fewer miles but however as age, wear and tear occurs a condition is presented where the column will develop lateral movement within the column mostly due to wear on the lower column bushing. To rectify this, replacing the bushing with a fabricated bearing with tighter tolerances will eliminate most if not all of the play. In my case it eliminated all. This is a quality produced bearing that I feel is a must and compliments their remanufactured steering gears. I recommended with the set screws to apply loctite. The bearing install took me all of 30 minutes by separating the lower telescoping shaft. This bearimg is another superior quality product offered I will be recommending to anyone looking to reduce/eliminate play in this model year truck range. Thank you again bluetop. V/R