Enhance Your Steering Experience A Step-by-Step Guide to U-Joint Indexing

Jefferson Bryant of Red Dirt Rodz shows you how to adjust the steering linkage for Speed Direct's Steeroids rack and pinion conversion ... The shaft is also 1", and slides over the upper shaft (rectangular). I can't count the splines since there is a huge flat spot for indexing. I ... In this video you can see the bottom u-joint that attaches to the rack and pinion fully articulates no problem, but the top one that connects to ... If this happens, index the u-joints two or three splines in one direction. The hard spot should disappear or be minimized. 5. Install the shaft or joint on the ... Lower universal joint completely opened out. This UJ opens out and is removed the standard way. Next job is to remove all needles from cups, ... A bad u-joint can lead to stiff and heavy steering feel. I definitely have this, but have attributed it to my 35" tires and 1.25" spacers. Anyone heard about using one of these on a bike for steering? From the beginning, I've wanted to build a recumbent bike, ... when I replaced my steering box a few months ago I had to remove both bolts from the lower u-joint and pry it open top and bottom (at slit where ... Adding a U-joint to a steering shaft is usually as easy as cutting the shaft, welding or bolting in the joint, and reinstalling. You're correct in that you dont need to drop the complete steering column off. Once you remove the underdash tray you can see where the u-joint ...