 OMG! What a Difference!, The 928 Fix for my 914 |
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| Osnabruck914 |
 Dec 23 2025, 05:06 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 188 Joined: 19-December 22 From: United States Member No.: 27,038 Region Association: South East States  |
Decided to tackle the minimal amount of slop in the steering wheel assembly of my '74 914 2.0. that I believed was causing annoying vibrations on all but the smoothest of roads. Research indicated that a 928 part (928-347-739-02) was what I needed to fill the worn gap between the steering shaft and the upper steering shaft bearing. Skeptical, I purchased one (BTW a bit steep at $35.00 for basically a small sheet metal cylinder with a slit and lip on it).
On my first attempt to install it, I found that it could not be tapped in place, due to the fact that the previous owner (I guess) had already inserted a homemade piece of sheet metal to take up the space and I could not remove it, no matter what tricks I tried. Thus, I decided to expand the 928 part by inserting a large screwdriver into the slit and twisting it open a bit. This was enough to insert the piece between the bearing and the homemade piece. Greased up, I was able to tap the sleeve in most of the way, clearing the blinker and wiper mechanisms for them to function normally. The shaft and steering wheel were now solid as the Rock of Gibraltar. Test drive was unbelievable! Absolutely no vibration! Like driving a new car! It is hard to believe that steering wheel slop of less than a millimeter can cause such havoc. If you even think you have a bit of slop in your car, you should try this fix. Pics below.   Osnabruck914 |
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| SirAndy |
Dec 23 2025, 06:45 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 42,383 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
The ones with the corrugated sleeve are even better. Not sure who made them or if they're still available.
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| SirAndy |
Dec 23 2025, 06:49 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 42,383 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(SirAndy @ Dec 23 2025, 04:45 PM)  The ones with the corrugated sleeve are even better. Not sure who made them or if they're still available. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) Looks like this  |
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| Osnabruck914 |
Dec 23 2025, 08:06 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 188 Joined: 19-December 22 From: United States Member No.: 27,038 Region Association: South East States |
I did not run into anything like that when I shopped around for the part. Does look like it would be extra effective with the corrugations.
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| SirAndy |
Dec 23 2025, 08:10 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 42,383 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(Osnabruck914 @ Dec 23 2025, 06:06 PM) I did not run into anything like that when I shopped around for the part. Does look like it would be extra effective with the corrugations. They may have been a VW part. Got mine some 20+ years ago, still works like new. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) |
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| Montreal914 |
Dec 23 2025, 08:15 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,986 Joined: 8-August 10 From: Claremont, CA Member No.: 12,023 Region Association: Southern California 
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Does anyone know why the sleeve is actuelly there? Why isn't the bearing sized accordingly for the shaft to fit properly? There must be a logical reason. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif)
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| Osnabruck914 |
Dec 23 2025, 08:34 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 188 Joined: 19-December 22 From: United States Member No.: 27,038 Region Association: South East States |
QUOTE(Montreal914 @ Dec 23 2025, 09:15 PM) Does anyone know why the sleeve is actuelly there? Why isn't the bearing sized accordingly for the shaft to fit properly? There must be a logical reason. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) Normally, the sleeve is used to replace the plastic portion on the inner circumference of the upper bearing that tends to disintegrate with age. Supposedly, you can drive one of these sleeves into the donut hole and push what is left of the plastic on through. The sleeve replaces that now missing plastic. Osnabruck914 |
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| Artfrombama |
Dec 23 2025, 09:06 PM
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Artfrombama Group: Members Posts: 409 Joined: 21-January 24 From: North Alabama Member No.: 27,870 Region Association: South East States
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My car has a metal to metal grinding noise at a certain position but really haven’t noticed any slop or play. Thinking this may be the problem.
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