Empower Your Mechanics A Detailed Guide to Indexing Steering U Joints

Go to your local Napa with the old joint and a pair of calipers. Ask to use their u joint book and start measuring/looking through the book. In by case I used splined shafting between the U joints and tried different positions and picked the best. Form your photos it looks like you ... What you can do is fit the u-joint on to the steering column first (that end is keyed so it orients unambiguously) then set the rack at its mid- ... Now bolt your bottom ujoint on, now for the fun part rebolt the top u-joint. torque everything to spec, Drop down the car center your wheels and ... Cuz the ground clamp should be on the same side as the weld so the current doesn't flow thru the u-joint possibly arcing thru the needle ... Degreased and clearcoated the outside. Antiseize on the inside, blue loctite on threaded studs. Also replaced the original cheapo plastic ... The top end of the steering joint there's a flat end (on the shaft) that screws a bolt over that securely holds it to the spline so it'll only ... 2 the male spline has a plastic coating that can be damaged if the two halves are forced together out of alignment - either indexing or axial. 30 Days of Duster Build Day 5: Installation of a Borgeson Universal Steering Joint on the Steering Column of our 1974 Plymouth Duster. Pop u-joint/yoke thing on the upper steering rod first, slide it upwards and then get the lower section on the other splined part. I imagine the ...