Steering shaft 2WD to 4WD

[Arcane]

Hey fellas. I know lots of ya have\had problems with the steering wheel play cos of worn out rubber on the steering shaft. XJ replacement is a good way to solve it, but.... From a dealer program i found that 2WD OBS had steering shaft lwith the joint, not the rubber damper. And i wonder if anybody had some experience with it? Maybe someone already tried to use it and had good\bad luck?
2 WD shaft looks like this:

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Also my a friend of mine did the same mod with his 96 Impala, but he took WJ's shaft. And it's plug and go, no need to weld it.

 

[bluex]

That looks like the gmt800 shaft to me. I had to put one on our burb because of the infamous clunking.

I don't think that will work on a 400, the column end isn't right...

 

[oohunter04oo]

That looks like the gmt800 shaft to me. I had to put one on our burb because of the infamous clunking.

I don't think that will work on a 400, the column end isn't right...

X2. I've installed millions of these. It's a gmt800 shaft or an 06 and up impala shaft.

 

[98chevyz71]

X2. I've installed millions of these. It's a gmt800 shaft or an 06 and up impala shaft.

millions I didn't realize you had that many trucks

 

[oohunter04oo]

millions I didn't realize you had that many trucks

Worked at a dealer for 7 years. And steering shafts on gmt800 are garbage.

 

[98chevyz71]

I now I get it

 

[bowtie-till-i-die]

get a steering shaft from a chevy work van at the junk yard

 

[twomanymontes]

Worked at a dealer for 7 years. And steering shafts on gmt800 are garbage.

Past 2000, I don't think there was one that wasn't, in any GM vehicle.

 

[Arcane]

As GM Parts catalog says it's 96-2002 RWD truck shaft and P\N different from NBS's

 

[bluex]

As GM Parts catalog says it's 96-2002 RWD truck shaft and P\N different from NBS's

What's the part number?