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Brand new steering shaft, still lots of play
Hi all,
Working on my 67 k10 with power steering, I recently installed LMC's "tilt column install kit" which includes a rag joint, intermediate shaft, and a U-joint for the end of the column. The DD intermediate shaft slips in to the rag joint just fine and everything looks nice. However, the slip joint has a severe amount of play (severe for a brand new part anyway) that will translate into a few degrees of slop at the steering wheel. I don't see how I could have installed it wrong, is there something I'm missing? Does the sleeve need to be crushed a bit or maybe filled with silicone?
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Re: Brand new steering shaft, still lots of play
My guess is simply poor manufacturing tolerances on that part. The repro stuff out there - particularly from LMC, in my experience - isn't that great.
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Re: Brand new steering shaft, still lots of play
I feel the same about LMC, some stuff is great, some stuff is not...I should be able to put that sleeve in a press and crush it a little bit, right?
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Re: Brand new steering shaft, still lots of play
? Are you sure that's where your play is coming from? That *looks* like a snug fit to me, are you sure the play isn't in your steering box?
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Re: Brand new steering shaft, still lots of play
Good point... also double-check the intermediate shaft slip joint, as they can easily have some play.
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Re: Brand new steering shaft, still lots of play
That's definitely where all the play is coming from, everything else is rock solid. Maybe I can find some metal shims to jam in there? What's the purpose of that slip joint anyway?
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Re: Brand new steering shaft, still lots of play
The purpose of that slip joint is in case of a front end crash that needs to be able to compress to stop you from eating the steering wheel.
You could probably pinch it lightly in a vice to smash it a bit tighter... not sure that I would do that vs. just sending it back and getting a better one though. |
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Re: Brand new steering shaft, still lots of play
This.
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Re: Brand new steering shaft, still lots of play
Heat it red hot, then quickly cool. Should snug it up a bit. Or crush/bend slightly. Or put a small tack weld on it.
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Re: Brand new steering shaft, still lots of play
I promise you guys it's not the gear box or anything in the column, it's this slip joint
![]() I guess tomorrow I'll put some heat on it and see if I can close that tolerance up. Seems ridiculous that I'm having to do this to new parts. I'd return it but I already cut the shaft down to size so I doubt they'd accept it.
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Re: Brand new steering shaft, still lots of play
Just an update, some heat and a vice did the trick!
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