Rag Joint to U-Joint - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

biohazardbill · 08-13-2012, 08:46 PM

There is a PS box on my 65, not factory, not sure what it is off of. The rag joint is broken. I will be putting in a different steering column soon. I thought about having the new column machined to fit a u-joint and figured I could replace the rag jount itself with a u joint there.

Doing some measuring it seems that the PS box has a 13/16 shaft so looking at some u-joints I see there are some 13/16 36 spline joints. Is that a common shaft/spline for a chevy PS box?

Also at the end of the shaft it appears there is a nipple that sticks out about a 1/2" id say. Would that interfere with the joint or should I grind that off?

Thanks in advance for any insight you provide.

**lolife99** · 08-21-2012, 07:54 AM

Do you have any pics of your steering box?

biohazardbill · 08-23-2012, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by lolife99

Do you have any pics of your steering box?

I will grab a pic this afternoon. Are there markings or numbers too that may help?

puppy · 08-23-2012, 02:18 PM

Just did this mod on my 88. Grind off the nipple and slip on the u-joint. You will love it.

biohazardbill · 08-23-2012, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by puppy

Just did this mod on my 88. Grind off the nipple and slip on the u-joint. You will love it.

Did you use a ujoint with a 13/16 36 spline on the PS side??

puppy · 08-23-2012, 03:14 PM

Mine required a 3/4"-30 spline.

08-13-2012, 08:46 PM	#1
biohazardbill Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Forsyth, Ga Posts: 1,012	Rag Joint to U-Joint There is a PS box on my 65, not factory, not sure what it is off of. The rag joint is broken. I will be putting in a different steering column soon. I thought about having the new column machined to fit a u-joint and figured I could replace the rag jount itself with a u joint there. Doing some measuring it seems that the PS box has a 13/16 shaft so looking at some u-joints I see there are some 13/16 36 spline joints. Is that a common shaft/spline for a chevy PS box? Also at the end of the shaft it appears there is a nipple that sticks out about a 1/2" id say. Would that interfere with the joint or should I grind that off? Thanks in advance for any insight you provide.

08-21-2012, 07:54 AM	#2
lolife99 67-72 parts collector,… Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Mid-MO Posts: 22,699	Re: Rag Joint to U-Joint Do you have any pics of your steering box? __________________ Keith Convert to disc brakes. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=444823

08-23-2012, 02:18 PM	#4
puppy Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Rives, TN Posts: 362	Re: Rag Joint to U-Joint Just did this mod on my 88. Grind off the nipple and slip on the u-joint. You will love it. __________________ '11 Z71 '88 V-30 Crew Cab '87 V-10 '69 Camaro SS '52 M38 '46 Rat Rod Word of the wise should be sufficient!

08-23-2012, 03:14 PM	#6
puppy Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Rives, TN Posts: 362	Re: Rag Joint to U-Joint Mine required a 3/4"-30 spline. __________________ '11 Z71 '88 V-30 Crew Cab '87 V-10 '69 Camaro SS '52 M38 '46 Rat Rod Word of the wise should be sufficient!



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