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Old 06-10-2015, 07:56 PM   #2
1stGrumpy
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Re: steerin box need help ASAP.

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Originally Posted by 1moretoy View Post
Hey guys trying to get my steering hooked up and ran into a snag. I counted 30 splines on the shaft and it measured at 3/4. I ordered a 3/4 DD x 30 spline u-joint and it doesn't fit over the shaft of the steering box. Do I have something that isn't normal? Or am I measuring wrong. I counted the splines multiple times coming up with 30. It is a 70 c10 w/power steering BTW.
How did you come up with 30? When you have a shaft with a flat spot like yours, find the middle of the shaft and count half the spines and double that number. I'm guessing that you needed a 13/16 DD X 36.
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