upper steering column guts

[fun in dirt]

I have been reading & searching for the last few hours on here trying to find the answers. Bought a supposedly "rebuilt" column & have had nothing but trouble. Replacing the OE steering wheel with a aftermarket Grant Classic and nothing seems to be going together quiet right. I thankfully kept the original '72 column and found this housing/bearing the opposite direction in each of them.
1. How is the bearing supposed to be positioned?
2. Also, am I missing a spacer that goes on the shaft? Was watching a Brothers video & it looks like a spacer on his & I don't have this on my current or old column.
2a. If there Is a missing spacer, does anybody happen to have dimensions of it so we can make one tonight without waiting days if ordered?

[68 P.O.S.]

See if this thread helps you (post 4 has a good diagram): https://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vbo...d.php?t=630848

In your first pic, the bearing is on the wrong side.

[fun in dirt]

Originally Posted by 68 P.O.S.

See if this thread helps you (post 4 has a good diagram): https://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vbo...d.php?t=630848

In your first pic, the bearing is on the wrong side.

Excellent - THANK YOU!

[pjmoreland]

Do you have a tilt column or non-tilt? The photos with the orange dash in the background are of a tilt column, so that might be why it looks different from yours.

[fun in dirt]

Originally Posted by pjmoreland

Do you have a tilt column or non-tilt? The photos with the orange dash in the background are of a tilt column, so that might be why it looks different from yours.

Well then that would be it then, mine's non-tilt.

[68 P.O.S.]

Perfect, you should have everything you need then

[70shortfleet]

In the 1st picture you have the bearing on the bottom and it should be on the top