1995 Chevy 3500HD Steering Bearing

[bselff]

Doe anyone know where I can get #60 in file attached ,Part#26052238 (bearing,strg shf lower) which has been discontinued by gm or someone have an old one still together or a gm print so I can fabricate one. I don't want to pull the one out that is sitting in there on my truck because it then becomes undriveable until I get the new one fabricated which isn't a quick thing.

[davester]

lmctruck might have it.  You might also consider hitting up a junkyard to get another one, and then either just using that if it's working well, or seeing if it has a bearing that you can replace (you may need to make a bushing for the inside and/or outside if it's a custom bearing).

[bselff]

No one seems to have it, I will probably go to a junk yard and see if the have  95 c3500hd when I can pull it and reman it myself. Thanks for the input.

 

Bob

[txab]

My first thought is talk to someone who regularly service heavy trucks. We used to have a ton of these 3500s around that model year. I'll see if I can talk to our mechanic that worked for us up up until about a year ago. I know we rebuilt the front ends many times due to wear and tear. I would think that part would have been replaced a time or two

 

Second, looking at the part drawing, looks similar to later model years bearing. Wonder if of them could be modified to work. I gather yours is broken into pieces?

Edited December 14, 2020 by txab

[bselff]

Not actually it is all in one piece and still in the bottom of the column. It has a lot of play in it, I pulled it apart once and greased it but to no avail. I have replace all the other components below that which are available, the entire front end including king pins and I am currently in process or replacing the steering box, not available new, only rebuilt so I went with ACDelco rebuild after reading reviews on the others. The only thing that will be left is that bearing, and I might take it out again and maybe turn  sleeve to fit between it and the plastic it rides on or if it is easy enough I can manufacture the entire unit. I just don't want the truck down while I am manufacturing it, may take awhile.

BoB

[Brian Lindsey]

i beleive napa has them , im sure they have one for my 98

[bselff]

I have checked with Napa/car quest/o'reilly , etc. and everywhere online and no one carries it.

Thanks,

Bob