Hehehe .. yep, I could get high grade tool steel in the same size for less money.
I think that lower bearing is an afterthought because so much of the feel at the wheel comes from the upper bearing ... which is the same type... but two of them back to back.
One thing to check if you ever have your columns apart that far is ... is the bearing actually doing anything. As I mentioned, both these columns seemed to feel pretty good ... but not one of the four bearings in the both of them was actually rotating, they were all acting as bushings with the shaft just spinning inside the inner race. Including the nice column from a 56K mile car that was properly stored.
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