Upper bushing vibrated out of place

[fivefix]

Earlier this year my steering shaft began vibrating and my steering wheel had substantial more play than in the past. I'm driving a newly restored 1930 Tudor with everything rebuilt and 4,000 miles since completion. I removed the steering wheel for a quick inspection and everything seemed good. What I didn't realize was the steering shaft woven fabric anti-rattler insert had fallen out of the upper bushing. Other than the irritating rattle, all was good.

On my way to the Regional meet in St. Joseph, MO in early June I lost the ability to fully adjust the timing as the timing lever would not allow for full movement of the control arm. I assumed something in the bushing had dislodged and jammed the spark rod in the housing preventing full movement of the control arm and distributor control rod. I simply removed the control rod and completed the trip by manually adjusting the timing.

With a break in club tours, I decided to remove the steering shaft housing and repair the problem. As you can see in the images, the upper bushing has rotated clockwise almost 45 degrees.

I have a steering column without the set screws so I'm curious if anyone can provide ideas on how to secure the upper bushing to prevent this from happening again?

I've also included a picture of my steering wheel for the fun of it. As it was refusing to come off, I followed Bill Williamson's advice by rocking the wheel back and forth. I am not a weightlifter by any means, but it broke off at the hub almost immediately. This is a reproduction wheel that I always thought was made of much softer rubber than original wheels. I'm going to replace it with a good quality original!

[Synchro909]

You should be able to put in a screw to stop the bearing turning. Heck, put in two screws and just to be sure, put a drop of Loctite No 290 on it. Take care not to get any on any moving parts.

[Tom Wesenberg]

I thought the bushing without screws had an alignment tab so the could rotate.

BTW, I'll bet one of those TV lawyers will be calling you so you can sue Bill.

[Mitch//pa]

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Originally Posted by Tom Wesenberg

I thought the bushing without screws had an alignment tab so the could rotate.

BTW, I'll bet one of those TV lawyers will be calling you so you can sue Bill.

he wont get anything dad transfered all his funds to me