Precision Indexing for Steering U-Joints The Ultimate Automotive Hack

I've had to clean the splines on my rack, my column, and my U-Joint. I used a wire brush on the shafts and a sharp awl to clean the splines on the U-joint ... Clocking CV's is pointless. Clocking U-joints is not. Method is the same as a driveshaft as long as your first and last shaft are parallel. If they are ... http://www.saabscene.com/forum/index.php?s...;#entry31710005. Note failing power steering can also be a symptom of low voltage i.e. alternator ... If you grab the shaft just above the u joint and you can move the shaft within the u-joint connector I believe you have the same issue that I ... 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 ... ... universal joint. It's the angle of the joint which will cause a sinusoidal change in shaft speed through each rotation. If the shafts are ... you might try snap-on for a tool like that. i copied someone else's tool and made my own. It would be standard process to just change the U ... 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 ... 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 ... 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 ...