Does this belong on an AD? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

MiraclePieCo · 05-28-2018, 10:47 PM

I purchased my truck as a basket case (what is it with people who disassemble a perfectly good vehicle, throw all the parts in boxes, then go off and leave it until half the parts are lost?). Anyway I found this piece I don't recognize and I'm not sure if it belongs on my '51 panel truck or if it's just some irrelevant part off of something else. Do you recognize it? What is it? Where does it go?

68blackbird · 05-28-2018, 11:07 PM

Rag joint?

NorCalGal · 05-28-2018, 11:48 PM

Yep, Blackbirds right that's the rag joint off a steering box. Minus the rag. lol

MARTINSR · 05-29-2018, 12:06 AM

And the answer is NO it did not go to the truck when stock at least. This is a "rag joint" that connects the steering column to the steering box on a later car or truck. The original AD truck had a one piece assembly of the steering box and column so no rag joint was used. The column is bolted to the steering box and the shaft the steering wheel is hooked to goes right into the box with the worm gear on it.

Brian

MiraclePieCo · 05-29-2018, 04:31 AM

In the trash it goes, lol. Thanks!

05-28-2018, 10:47 PM	#1
MiraclePieCo Registered User Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: USA Posts: 2,249	Does this belong on an AD? I purchased my truck as a basket case (what is it with people who disassemble a perfectly good vehicle, throw all the parts in boxes, then go off and leave it until half the parts are lost?). Anyway I found this piece I don't recognize and I'm not sure if it belongs on my '51 panel truck or if it's just some irrelevant part off of something else. Do you recognize it? What is it? Where does it go? Attached Images

05-28-2018, 11:07 PM	#2
68blackbird Registered User Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: South Texas Posts: 222	Re: Does this belong on an AD? Rag joint? __________________ Kel's 1950 GMC 1/2 ton build

05-28-2018, 11:48 PM	#3
NorCalGal Registered User Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Yuba City, CA. Posts: 678	Re: Does this belong on an AD? Yep, Blackbirds right that's the rag joint off a steering box. Minus the rag. lol __________________ Jan's 53

05-29-2018, 12:06 AM	#4
MARTINSR Registered User Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Boise, Idaho Posts: 6,003	Re: Does this belong on an AD? And the answer is NO it did not go to the truck when stock at least. This is a "rag joint" that connects the steering column to the steering box on a later car or truck. The original AD truck had a one piece assembly of the steering box and column so no rag joint was used. The column is bolted to the steering box and the shaft the steering wheel is hooked to goes right into the box with the worm gear on it. Brian __________________ 1948 Chevy pickup Chopped, Sectioned, 1953 Corvette 235 powered. Once was even 401 Buick mid engined with the carburetor right between the seats! Bought with paper route money in 1973 when I was 15. "Fan of most anything that moves human beings"

05-29-2018, 04:31 AM	#5
MiraclePieCo Registered User Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: USA Posts: 2,249	Re: Does this belong on an AD? In the trash it goes, lol. Thanks! __________________ 1951 Chevy Panel Truck



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