How not to fix your steering coupler
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How not to fix your steering coupler
This was done by the PO.
I started out to repair the steering coupler on the truck yesterday, after taking the rag joint apart I got to the coupler. After cleaning the grease off I became The metal retainer was loose, so I pulled it back with the rubber cover, it was welded on both sides of the coupler so you can't take it apart. Nothing but a chunk of garbage. I don't think there is the there is much if any shoes left in there, it is very loose.
OK here is a pic for a good laugh
I started out to repair the steering coupler on the truck yesterday, after taking the rag joint apart I got to the coupler. After cleaning the grease off I became The metal retainer was loose, so I pulled it back with the rubber cover, it was welded on both sides of the coupler so you can't take it apart. Nothing but a chunk of garbage. I don't think there is the there is much if any shoes left in there, it is very loose.
OK here is a pic for a good laugh
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I recently was shown a very well built home-made U-joint shaft.
A Second Gen. U-joint shaft is a perfect slide-on fit over the First Gen. shaft, and already has a slip-yoke made in.
He removed the bottom mess from the 1st Gen. shaft and sleeved the 2nd Gen. shaft over it, then welded around the two, once he had located things where they needed to be.
Some filing was necessary to get the bottom end to spline up with the steering gear spline.
It looked as good as any storebought shaft that I have seen.
A Second Gen. U-joint shaft is a perfect slide-on fit over the First Gen. shaft, and already has a slip-yoke made in.
He removed the bottom mess from the 1st Gen. shaft and sleeved the 2nd Gen. shaft over it, then welded around the two, once he had located things where they needed to be.
Some filing was necessary to get the bottom end to spline up with the steering gear spline.
It looked as good as any storebought shaft that I have seen.
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kevin would you expect any less from that old beast, look at the guys that owned it before you, they used the poor thing for towing a bobcat most of its life. glad it didnt break on ya man.
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I recently was shown a very well built home-made U-joint shaft.
A Second Gen. U-joint shaft is a perfect slide-on fit over the First Gen. shaft, and already has a slip-yoke made in.
He removed the bottom mess from the 1st Gen. shaft and sleeved the 2nd Gen. shaft over it, then welded around the two, once he had located things where they needed to be.
Some filing was necessary to get the bottom end to spline up with the steering gear spline.
It looked as good as any storebought shaft that I have seen.
A Second Gen. U-joint shaft is a perfect slide-on fit over the First Gen. shaft, and already has a slip-yoke made in.
He removed the bottom mess from the 1st Gen. shaft and sleeved the 2nd Gen. shaft over it, then welded around the two, once he had located things where they needed to be.
Some filing was necessary to get the bottom end to spline up with the steering gear spline.
It looked as good as any storebought shaft that I have seen.
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