Empower Yourself The Ultimate Guide to Indexing Steering U-Joints

Back in the day, word was you could revive the U-joints by soaking them in hot light-weight gear oil, like on a stove. I tried it and it worked ... I've read in the manual and on here that the right place to adjust this is spline between the upper column and the u-joint, down by the firewall ... 20:50 Go to channel Toyota 4Runner Steering Shaft Replacement - Intermediate Steering Shaft - U-Joint - 4th Gen Enigma Engineering With the steering shaft pulled out of the U joint, it seems the U-joint is only moving in one direction, which puts pressure on the shaft, making it look like ... The VW U joints are pretty sloppy if you ask me. Not only do the spines only go a short way into the U joint but there's a lot of slop in the ... Does anyone here know how to remove/replace a u-joint in the steering shaft? I don't know about other areas but here in VT the lower u-joint ... Kinda hard to tell from the pictures but it would appear as if the U-joint connected to the end of the shaft is longer than the flange and rag ... Pull the bolt out of the steering column at the top joint, turn slow and carefully and see if binding stops, and look for up/ down movement of that joint on ... I did, only 1 side, u-joint at steering wheel end of shaft. Tried lubing and working lube into u-joint. Worked it about 10 minutes. Didn't make a difference so ... Now you can use a common u-joint that is 5/8-36 female at both ends. It will be a little longer than stock. The stock steering column can be ...