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Originally Posted by joedoh
ididit and borgeson and flaming river all dont recommend doing that, the nut wont come off, but the clearance in the u joint to the shaft and the clearances in the hole you drill to the bolt will all allow the shaft to wiggle just a little bit, minutely at first, eventually it will wear and wiggle more. drilling through one side if its a hollow shaft, or drilling a small detent if its a solid shaft, forces the tube to one side of the u joint and locks it in place, no wiggle. even without loctite the set screw wont loosen if you tighten the lock bolt.
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WTF? The bolt doesn't stop the wiggle; the double D shaft itself prevents wiggle. Double D shaft CAN'T wiggle. It's machined to fit perfect together. Ididit and Flaming RIver both make slip joints where double D fits inside itself WITH NO SET SCREWS AT ALL.
Obviously you have never actually tried the though-bolt method. I've NEVER had ANY detectable wiggle in any of my steering systems. "Eventually" it will wear? What, in 100,000 miles? Time to check and replace any worn steering components by then anyway. Which is worse: wiggle after ten years or a set screw coming completely loose? I've been building hot rods frame the frame-up for 50 years; I've tried securing steering systems both ways and I feel LOTS better knowing that I have no one-sided set screws in my system.