Just WHY is there a staple in my steering column upper
bearing rubber insulator? A mini article by Barry Washington
For some reason, I have had several emails
asking about this topic over the last year or so. I have
a 1970 B-body steering column apart right now, so it is
a great time for a write up!
Shown here is a steering column upper bearing
& rubber insulator with the staple in question from a 1970
steering column:
This staple provides a ground
path for the horn through the steering column assembly.
It is used along with a short ground wire going from the
column to dash mount & then on to one of the mounting studs.
It was first used during the
1967 model year according to the TSB pages shown here:
