Q: I took the ignition actuator rod out of my 1997 F250 and broke the small plastic piece that goes in front of it , is it fixable
I was trying to repair my steering column bearing and was disassembling the upper steering column when I was taking it off, the piece that is in front of the actuator rod broke off. Is this repairable without needing an entire steering cloumn?
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