Where would I get a Rag Joint at - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

Skirkpat · 03-22-2009, 04:26 PM

I changed out the 69 manual steering box to a 72 power one, The rag joint seems to be different maybe , Anyone know where you can get a new one? Can not find one in my Classic parts catalog and O'Reilys has no idea what it is or where to get one...how do they stay in buisness?

vectorit · 03-22-2009, 04:40 PM

I just did mine.
I had a little trouble with getting the right one, since I didn't pay attention to to the teeth in my original. Seems the one with a flat spot with no teeth is pretty popular.
I bought mine from "the truck and car shop" in Orange county CA. The flat spot one was what the truck side of the shop carried, and the one with 360 degree tooth count came from the car side of the shop.

http://www.truckandcarshop.com/

Just make sure you tell them what you need as far as the flat spot or all tooth model.

CG · 03-22-2009, 05:16 PM

I think most of the board vendors carry these.

**El Jay** · 03-22-2009, 05:25 PM

Brothers, $13

Skirkpat · 03-22-2009, 06:28 PM

Thanks for the info, and vectorit, thanks for the website. They had alt of good son there!! I think for now I am going to re-use the old one. I took it apart and claned it /painted it. It will work until I can order one.

FRENCHBLUE72 · 03-22-2009, 09:12 PM

Got mine from wes at classic heartbeat.

big_al_71 · 03-22-2009, 09:17 PM

Got mine at autozone....

Skirkpat · 03-22-2009, 09:25 PM

Was it assembled, and how much? ...the reason I ask is tha only one that O'reillys had was special order and was 50 bones or they had a kit that was the bolts and the rubber dicsc, kinda cheesy if you ask me, it was there HELP brand line ? I know they are cheaper than that on the websites mentioned earlier, and a $13 dollar price was mentioned also?

vectorit · 03-22-2009, 09:39 PM

Yea, I did a lot of searching. The local parts houses (term used very loosely) had nothing but rebuild kits from the "help" section. Oh, and Napa... I have grown to hate this so called parts house! They couldn't tell a 60's SBC from a Toyota 22R if their life depended on it.

I paid close to 50 bones for my part at a resto shop. Found that the price was pretty average across the board from most of the popular resto shops.

I guess what I am sayin, is DON'T rebuild it... If you found that yours was ok to begin with, then it's no big deal to clean it up. But, like anything else that is rubber or joint related age will kill it. So if it's old and you can't remember if and when you ever replaced it, then it's a pretty good idea to replace the whole unit with a part that is a true replacement part.

sjarrett71 · 03-22-2009, 09:51 PM

I think there are a couple on the parts board IIRC.

03-22-2009, 04:26 PM	#1
Skirkpat Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: K.C. Missouri Posts: 1,024	Where would I get a Rag Joint at I changed out the 69 manual steering box to a 72 power one, The rag joint seems to be different maybe , Anyone know where you can get a new one? Can not find one in my Classic parts catalog and O'Reilys has no idea what it is or where to get one...how do they stay in buisness?

03-22-2009, 04:40 PM	#2
vectorit What? Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 7,617	Re: Where would I get a Rag Joint at I just did mine. I had a little trouble with getting the right one, since I didn't pay attention to to the teeth in my original. Seems the one with a flat spot with no teeth is pretty popular. I bought mine from "the truck and car shop" in Orange county CA. The flat spot one was what the truck side of the shop carried, and the one with 360 degree tooth count came from the car side of the shop. http://www.truckandcarshop.com/ Just make sure you tell them what you need as far as the flat spot or all tooth model. __________________ Chris 1968 K20 Suburban 1972 K10 LWB PU

03-22-2009, 05:16 PM	#3
CG BlahBlahBlah Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Wa. Posts: 20,134	Re: Where would I get a Rag Joint at I think most of the board vendors carry these. __________________ … … … … … … … … ... … … … … … … … … … … …

03-22-2009, 05:25 PM	#4
El Jay Gone to greener pastures Join Date: May 2007 Location: Gateway to the Delta Posts: 7,354	Re: Where would I get a Rag Joint at Brothers, $13 __________________ '69 Chevy 1/2 T LWB Stepper: Daily Beater '72 GMC 3/4 T Fleet: Another Daily Beater '72 Plymouth Gran Coupe: ? "Ah women. They make the highs higher and the lows more frequent." Friedrich Nietzsche "Never kick a fresh turd on a hot day." Harry S. Truman GUN CONTROL: Never having to say, "I missed you." Always fire two warning shots into your attacker's chest area before putting a bullet between his eyes. Paraphrased from Louis Awerbuck

03-22-2009, 06:28 PM	#5
Skirkpat Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: K.C. Missouri Posts: 1,024	Re: Where would I get a Rag Joint at Thanks for the info, and vectorit, thanks for the website. They had alt of good son there!! I think for now I am going to re-use the old one. I took it apart and claned it /painted it. It will work until I can order one.

03-22-2009, 09:12 PM	#6
FRENCHBLUE72 PROJECT 7DEUCE Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: GRANTS PASS OR Posts: 21,606	Re: Where would I get a Rag Joint at Got mine from wes at classic heartbeat. __________________ GO BIG GREEN GO DUCKS MEMBER #6377 72 k-5 daily driver 6'' lift 35'' 350-350-205 slowly getting rust free. Project "7DEUCE" check out my build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=267665 Tim Powell..R.I.P EastSideLowlife..... R.I.P..

03-22-2009, 09:17 PM	#7
big_al_71 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: South Florida Posts: 11,375	Re: Where would I get a Rag Joint at Got mine at autozone.... __________________ Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please!!!!!. Sylvester's build thread >>>http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ht=big+rebuild

03-22-2009, 09:25 PM	#8
Skirkpat Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: K.C. Missouri Posts: 1,024	Re: Where would I get a Rag Joint at Was it assembled, and how much? ...the reason I ask is tha only one that O'reillys had was special order and was 50 bones or they had a kit that was the bolts and the rubber dicsc, kinda cheesy if you ask me, it was there HELP brand line ? I know they are cheaper than that on the websites mentioned earlier, and a $13 dollar price was mentioned also? Last edited by Skirkpat; 03-22-2009 at 09:27 PM.

03-22-2009, 09:39 PM	#9
vectorit What? Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 7,617	Re: Where would I get a Rag Joint at Yea, I did a lot of searching. The local parts houses (term used very loosely) had nothing but rebuild kits from the "help" section. Oh, and Napa... I have grown to hate this so called parts house! They couldn't tell a 60's SBC from a Toyota 22R if their life depended on it. I paid close to 50 bones for my part at a resto shop. Found that the price was pretty average across the board from most of the popular resto shops. I guess what I am sayin, is DON'T rebuild it... If you found that yours was ok to begin with, then it's no big deal to clean it up. But, like anything else that is rubber or joint related age will kill it. So if it's old and you can't remember if and when you ever replaced it, then it's a pretty good idea to replace the whole unit with a part that is a true replacement part. __________________ Chris 1968 K20 Suburban 1972 K10 LWB PU

03-22-2009, 09:51 PM	#10
sjarrett71 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Rolla, MO Posts: 2,463	Re: Where would I get a Rag Joint at I think there are a couple on the parts board IIRC.



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