Q for my steering colum shaft
 

hey guys i have a question about the shaft off the end of my tilt steering colum its one out of a 78 chevy van its tilt and I have the extension peice that i need to add to it to fit to my PS box. now what is the overall measurement that the shaft should be when its been pounded the 2 1/2" ????

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I don't imagine anybody ever measures it, I know I haven't.

I just pound it shorter till it fits between the column and rag joint on the box. If it's a little too short, it will pull back out as you tighten the two nuts on the rag joint.

ya the only problem is that my ext. shaft wont pound back :confused: so thats y im wondering if it already has been so i kinda wanna know what the overall length of it is :)

So it's too short right now to span from the column to the box?

Did you hammer it shorter yourself, or was it already that way?

its not to short i cannot pound it back its off my 3 in the tree column that connected to my manual steering box but the shaft will not budge :confused:

*as he slaps his forehead*

Drill out the two little plastic pins that hold the two parts of the shaft together. Look closely, they are there. Then, it will pound easily.

ok the pins i drilled out and now it wont again so im thinking its seized in there so i doused it with some WD40 and pounded it and still nothing :confused: :banghead: :mad:

I think I'd try to heat it up a little if you have access to a torch, maybe that would get it moving??? Good luck.

All you need to do is use a BiggerFH. Actually mine wouldn't pound in either without damaging the column I did mine in my 12ton press. BTW the measurement you want is about 16". BBTW that part of the column is supposed to collaspe when your chest hits it from a collision. :rolleyes:

thanx guys for all ur help i got it finally i found out that when i drilled the holes out i didnt go big enough so there was still some plastic plug pinching it :lol: :o but thanx anyways guys :metal: