Saginaw column rebuild kits, or just ala-carte parts?

[urbex]

Tilt column in the '86 K5 has gotten pretty sloppy, it has a clicking noise inside when turning, and the firewall end lower bearing fell apart when I was building the new steering shaft. It's NOT loose bolts in the tilt mechanism. Planning on just completely stripping it down, and replacing ALL wear items inside at this point.

Are there any kind of rebuild kits for these things out there, or do I just need to strip it first, figure out what's worn, and individually order it all?

 

[ktmoutfront]

I did a rebuild on one for a guy. He said he bought a kit from this company. But I do not see a kit. He may have just ordered all of the wear/stress parts from them.

Rebuilt Steering Columns for Cars, Pickup Trucks & Step Vans

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[anwat]

I have just been researching this same issue...I found a couple of rebuild kits, but they only have a few items. Most seem to be the housing, the rack and the upper bearings. And they don't seem to be much cheaper. At this point, I'm leaning towards ordering what I need individually.
I'm even looking at the aftermarket columns from Ididit on Summit. I can't think the quality can be very good at that price, but who knows, maybe the other places are just ripping us off. Here's what I found for kits: https://www.steeringcolumnservices....hevrolet-oldsmobile-pontiac/overhaul-kits.php, also Classic Industries has one that is similar, and Rock Auto has this: