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Old 01-16-2007, 02:30 AM   #7
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Re: steering u-joints.

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Originally Posted by ghetto_superman View Post
lol so it does work well then and is worth the effort?
Yep, it works well and the peace of mind is worth the effort.

I've never seen a rag joint rip during normal driving but I have sen quite a few ripped at demo derbies. I kow that not a real fair comparison but still...

Two big problems I see with the 67-72 trucks is the spline count/size on the sector and the bottom end of the steering column itself.
The splines on the sector changed somewhere through the years and I think the column is round and splined on the 67-72 trucks? It's been along time since I've had any of them apart.
The newer columns are a "double D" type with a through bolt, (once again if I remember correctly), and the Astro column is a "double D" with a clamp bolt that fits in a groove in one of the round sides of the double D.

Other than that all you should have to do is lengthen the shaft.
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