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I have a 1987 Fiero 4 cillinder standard 5 speed I had to pop off the steering wheel and the turn singnal components. There is a bearing to hold the steering wheel in place. It keeps popping out causing the steering wheel to be loose in all directions

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Replace the bearing, it is defective.

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  1. Raise and support the vehicle safely. Place jackstands under the frame, then lower the vehicle slightly to allow the control arms to hang free.
  2. Remove the tire and wheel assembly.
  3. Insert a drift punch into the caliper and rotor vanes to prevent the rotor from turning, then remove the hub/drive axle nut. Clean the threads of the nut.
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  9. Clean the rust and foreign material from the knuckle mounting face, bore and chamfer to allow the bearing to properly seat in the knuckle.
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    3. Install the halfshaft.
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  7. Carefully lower the vehicle, then tighten the lug nuts to 100 ft. lbs. (136 Nm).
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Wheel Bearing: Service and Repair
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1. Clean all corrosion or contaminates from the steering knuckle bore and the hub and bearing assembly.
2. Lubricate the steering knuckle bore with wheel bearing grease or the equivalent.
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