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geeky_bill
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Hello everyone. I will attempt to explain this as best I can. Unfortunately I don't have a digital camera to take a picture.
I just bought this '84, and there is a problem with the intermediate steering shaft, between the steering wheel and rack & pinion gear. OK, here goes: On the end that attaches to the R & P gear, it goes housing-to-ujoint-to-housing. Pressed inside of this housing (opposite the R & P end of the ujoint) is the shaft that ultimately connects to the steering wheel. This shaft has a spiral-type press-pin that goes through holes on either side of the housing(that connects to the R & P gear ujoint.)
The problem is that the holes in the housing are much larger than the spiral-type press-pin, therefore there is a LOT of play in the steering. These holes in the housing are round and clean, not oversized from wear, they were made that way. Is there some kind of bushing or grommet that is supposed to be in these holes to take up the space between the I.D. of the hole and the O.D. of the spiral pin?
Well, hopefully this makes sense to somebody!:confused :confused
If anybody has an exploded view of this assembly, that would save me a trip to the dealership!
I just bought this '84, and there is a problem with the intermediate steering shaft, between the steering wheel and rack & pinion gear. OK, here goes: On the end that attaches to the R & P gear, it goes housing-to-ujoint-to-housing. Pressed inside of this housing (opposite the R & P end of the ujoint) is the shaft that ultimately connects to the steering wheel. This shaft has a spiral-type press-pin that goes through holes on either side of the housing(that connects to the R & P gear ujoint.)
The problem is that the holes in the housing are much larger than the spiral-type press-pin, therefore there is a LOT of play in the steering. These holes in the housing are round and clean, not oversized from wear, they were made that way. Is there some kind of bushing or grommet that is supposed to be in these holes to take up the space between the I.D. of the hole and the O.D. of the spiral pin?
Well, hopefully this makes sense to somebody!:confused :confused
If anybody has an exploded view of this assembly, that would save me a trip to the dealership!