'70 RR lower column bearing - does it have that?

[wwheel]

I have looked through threads on this but never seem to get an answer to my question. I am rebuilding the steering column on my '70 RR with manual 4 speed floor shift. It is a manual steering box car if that matters. I am totally confused whether I need a lower column bearing for this car? My column has the solid plastic ring with clip that fits between the steering tube and the inner tube. I am pretty sure the inner tube in this application is used for the lock out system as used in '70.

But I cannot see how a lower bearing could be fitted on this column in addition to the solid plastic ring that I have. There was not a lower bearing when I took it apart nor any evidence of it ever having one. I see that the manual column shift models have the bearing as well as models that do not have the inner tube. The parts diagrams I have seem to support that I should not need this lower bearing. Please enlighten me!

Thanks!

 

[pnora]

No lower bearing. When column is installed the center shaft has to be centered within the outer housing. The toe plate on the firewall allows the centering adjustment. There was a special centering tool to do this. I never used it and centered the column by eye.

 

[wwheel]

Ok and thanks! I wondered why the toe plate had such large holes in relation to the bolts securing it. I'll sleep better tonight!

 

[69ChargerR/TSE]

Would it have this?

Steering Column Bearing 2 Bolt w/Floor Shift 68-79 A Body & B Body & 70-73 E Body

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[pnora]

Would it have this?

http://[URL]https://www.mrmoparts.n...r-shift-68-79-a-body-b-body-70-73-e-body.html

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No.

 

[gtx6970]

No bearing of any kind in a 1970 column.
Just one of these. Goes between the outer jacket and the inner shift tube

 

[ckessel]

Different year of course but this is what I had made for my 65. Originally it uses this rubber/plastic boot on the end of the column for shaft alignment and to keep the junk out but I had a guy make me a Delrin bushing to go inside the tube. When I work on the column in the future, I'll be using both units.

 

[gtx6970]

Different year of course but this is what I had made for my 65. Originally it uses this rubber/plastic boot on the end of the column for shaft alignment and to keep the junk out but I had a guy make me a Delrin bushing to go inside the tube. When I work on the column in the future, I'll be using both units.

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1965 AND 1966 are very very different animals compared to later years