As above please guys, I need as much info as possible on this, want to do it whilst my cars in bits!

How many bushes are there?
Can you still get them from Ford?
If so any finis codes?

Anyone have a rough guide to doing it?
How difficult is it?

That should be enough questions to get us going

Hopefully some on here have done it

 

Not difficult. Remove lower dashboard undo 4 bolts holding steering column. Undo steering joint in the engine bay pull column up inside the car change bush and put back together.

Make sure you put the bush in the right was by looking at the old 1. It is a 2 piece bush with a rubber surround but you should only need the plastic bits.

When you put the column back in make sure you line it up with the dash otherwise it will piss you off when you put it back together and youll have to readjust it.

Cheers
Dan

 

There are sets on eBay at the mo

 

There is another bush as well which gets cooked by the turbo, in the engine bay section of the arm.

Martin

 

Thanks for the replies fellas

Has anyone used this bush kit? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Steering-C...item27b36e01a4

Or should I really stick to genuine bushes?

 

last time i bought one from ford they cost me about £4 for all 5 bits

i did a write up about this only recently so i'll try and dig it out for you

simple if you know what you are doing, 15 mins maybe if you get stuck, but you have to be flexiable

 

https://passionford.com/forum/ford-s...lumn-bush.html

rep please

 

Spot on cheers Dojj, and rep given

Can you just list out the bits I need from Ford, then I'll try and pop down one evening after work

 

i got some bits to referb a steering column ... got a load of genuine ford bits for mine but never got round to doing it... apparently everything you need bushes washers dust seals etc 14 bits in total, complete with reciept from ford and an exploded diagram from thier parts system ...
cost me £20 in 2004 was gonna advertise em on here for £10 plus postage....

 

the ebay pic shoes the rubber bit that goes into the bulkhead (bottom right) the plastic bit that sits inside this (bottom left) and the bit that goes around the steering column (top middle)

what you should also consider is the round metal locking plate that goes onto the clumn before anything else and locks the plastic bush into place, it has a triangular hole in the middle but it's a little smaller than the steering column so it twists on itself and locks into place to stop the bush riding up the column

there is also a metal cover that goes over the rubber bit inside the engine bay to stop everything goes soft from the heat, but not all cars had this so it may be something you haven't got fitted already but is a worthy investment

 

Eagle - I'll take it, please PM me payment details

Thanks for all the help Dojj - it's much appreciated