The steering column bushing in my delorean deteriorated away several years ago. The steering column then sheared itself off at the firewall from rubbing against the firewall. Fortunately, my car was being backed up from a parked position when it broke. I replaced the steering column with a new steering column but did not know there was a bushing at the firewall. Since the recent discussions on the steering column bushing, I ordered a bushing and removed the steering column from the car to install it. My new steering column also has some slight shearing at the firewall. Not sure if this is a common problem, but I would recommend that you replace your steering column bushing in the firewall if it is missing. To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/