Jeep shaft installed

[nate3531]

To avoid confusion, this mod was done on my '89 RCSB not my current '97 Tahoe. If I can delete the rag joint safely and cheaply on my tahoe I will update this. Until then assume this only works on 83ish-94 trucks and suv's.


I'm not sure exactly where this goes so I'm putting it here. Got my jeep steering shaft installed today. This is by far the best mod I have done to my truck yet. Mainly because I had pretty bad play in my steering. I pulled the shaft from a 92 Cherokee. I followed this thread http://www.fullsizechevy.com/forum/...how-i-got-rid-my-steering-slop-cheap-obs.html

There is supposed to be a thread here about it too, but I haven't found it.

Kyle found the thread here, it was a SS steering box thread that had this info included in it.

I'm sorry. It wasn't a thread about the shaft, but it turned to that. The thread started as an SS steering box thread

http://www.gmt400.com/forum/showthread.php?8951-SS-Steering-box/page5

I rag joint shaft was nice to me, it collapsed pretty easy. Very slight taps from the baby ball peen hammer.

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Out with the old.

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Blue bottle persuasion got the jeep shaft apart.

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Cleaned it up on the wire wheel, and test fit the top.

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Marked the spot to grind the steering column shaft to clear the bolt.

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Tested the bottom, it worked great, added some grease and put the shaft together. Bolted it all up. Super easy and 90% of the steering play is gone now

Finished

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[bluex]

Cool, great pictures and detail.

 

[90chevstepside]

No offense but there's another thread with all the info on it that would be a little better sticky.

And Nate, pretty good mod for $8. One day I'll do it

 

[bluex]

Then sticky that one, I can never find them...

 

[nate3531]

Yea this is not sticky worthy, I just wanted to give my opinion and experience.

Yea Kyle it was great, I had everything I needed except the grease, but it will be used on other projects too so I'm not counting that cost in this mod.

 

[90chevstepside]

I didn't mean to offend you. I'll find the thread, it's a great mod to do it seems, everyone that's done it, loves it. Plus it's cheap

 

[90chevstepside]

Yea this is not sticky worthy, I just wanted to give my opinion and experience.

Yea Kyle it was great, I had everything I needed except the grease, but it will be used on other projects too so I'm not counting that cost in this mod.

 

[nate3531]

Its great to change lanes now on the highway without actually having to move my hand more than a fraction of an inch. Before I had to move it a good 2-3" and then correct the opposite way when I got in the lane.

 

[bluex]

Ya im definately picking one of these up next time I got to the pick and pull

 

[90chevstepside]

Yeah, it's like halfway through the lane change you have to turn the wheel to the left to keep it from careening off the shoulder