Pull-A-Part is my Toys-R-Us, so I was there anyways. The Jeep shaft does not require laying anywhere to remove, but you did get a pretty good deal.
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I drilled and tapped the upper tube and used 2 small set screws to take up that slack. It is nice and tight, but will still collapse with force (I tested this with a deadblow before installing it for proof of concept).
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So maybe not such a great idea to melt the plastic out of the shaft??? If/when I do this to mine I'll do it the hard way and try not to heat it up.
Ken
Idk if anybody has already confirmed this or not, but I had no issue using the lower portion of a '98 Ram steering shaft and my stock upper steering shaft to get rid of the factory rag joint. Should work with 94-02 Ram steering shafts for the 95+ trucks with the U-joint under the dash. I cut the Ram shaft after the factory pinch retainer for the sliding mechanism, slid the old shaft out, and slid the top portion of my factory shaft in. 10 min job at most.
I just looked at a picture on Rockauto, and it seems that the Dodge shaft has a rag joint too.... is that the upper end, then?