All GM (Saginaw) tilt columns are generally the same. But $40 bucks for the bearings and then $10 for the ride is a bit too much considering you can still get them from a GM dealer.
Its not the solder that fails, it's the lazy line workers not cleaning the brazing flux away before soldering. This in a couple of years leads to rust and the all too common bubbles.
(ps: you can't weld a brazed seam)