plastic bushings for steering column mounts

[jusatad 10]

Does anyone know what these white plastic bushings are called and if anyone reproduces them?

I took the steering column mounts apart to media blast and paint the column.  Now I'm having trouble getting the aluminum square mount slide back together with the white plastic pieces circled in red.  The plastic pieces fit very tight and they are brittle and breaking.

 

[aslanefe 333]

2 hours ago, jusatad said:

Does anyone know what these white plastic bushings are called and if anyone reproduces them?

I took the steering column mounts apart to media blast and paint the column.  Now I'm having trouble getting the aluminum square mount slide back together with the white plastic pieces circled in red.  The plastic pieces fit very tight and they are brittle and breaking.

 

Did you put the plastic pieces on aluminum piece and pushed them on the bracket as seen on your picture? Looks like the plastic pieces have a key that fits on the notch of the bracket. So you have to put the plastic pieces on the bracket first then slide the aluminum piece over the plastics. If you put the plastic in the aluminum piece and push them on the bracket, plastic pieces will break.

[jmlay 80]

I believe it is an injected plastic to hold the aluminum blocks.

[jusatad 10]

@aslanefe, You are correct, the plastic pieces need to be install on the bracket with the square key in the notch.  Once that is done, you need to slide the aluminum piece into place.  The slots in the aluminum piece are tapered like a dovetail.  The fit is too tight for the aluminum piece to slide over the plastic piece the way it came apart.  In hindsight, I should have left it alone.

[Vicfreg 771]

Plastic in first, aluminum in second.

I may have an extra mounting bracket if you need one.

 

[Protowrxs 111]

Just have to say it's interesting that I haven't been here in a long time, this was just posted and popped up in the top search, and I"m looking for the same solution for missing plastic bushings.

Anyhow, I have been living with a rattle column since my plastic bushings were junk period.

Does anyone know of a source for new ones? If I can get dimensions I may try to 3D print some and see if they work.

-Stephen

[aslanefe 333]

4 hours ago, Protowrxs said:

Just have to say it's interesting that I haven't been here in a long time, this was just posted and popped up in the top search, and I"m looking for the same solution for missing plastic bushings.

Anyhow, I have been living with a rattle column since my plastic bushings were junk period.

Does anyone know of a source for new ones? If I can get dimensions I may try to 3D print some and see if they work.

-Stephen

I do not know a source for new ones, but getting dimensions from the aluminum piece and the column bracket to create the 3D model and 3D printing them with ABS or PLA will be what I would do.

[Protowrxs 111]

11 hours ago, aslanefe said:

I do not know a source for new ones, but getting dimensions from the aluminum piece and the column bracket to create the 3D model and 3D printing them with ABS or PLA will be what I would do.

Yeah that would work... just don't want to pull my column back out to get those dimensions. :-(

Anyone have a column mount out that would measure things? I may try to find a cheap extra to use to measure and test if not.

-Stephen

 

[jusatad 10]

I have mine apart and can get measurements.  I'm going to try creating a 3D model and get it printed.  I'll let you know if I get working part

[Protowrxs 111]

Cool! I still haven’t tried pulling mine back apart. I can try to print some (PLA or maybe PETG) and send them your way if there is an STL file to use.