Unleash Optimal Performance The Ultimate Guide to Steering U-Joint Indexing

My Mustang II U Joint finally arrived, so it's time to get some steering on my Chevrolet Coupe. Find ppictures, count splines. They changed based on specific year, even within the generation, and changed based on whether the rack was ... An a carrier for the steering shaft is often needed when more than 2 u-joints are used in a set-up. Does a double joint count as 2? Ujoints are nonreplaceable and, as noted above, are staked in place. Also, they are preloaded when assembled in the yokes. Without this preload, ... Has anyone had any luck replacing just the lower U-Joint to avoid having to take all the bits off the column around the steering wheel? looks ... 1) Unbolt the upper clamp and the lower clamp .. IIRC its 10mm possibly 12mm · 2) Use a long pry bar and from the bottom tap the u-joint upwards ... 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 ... Degreased and clearcoated the outside. Antiseize on the inside, blue loctite on threaded studs. Also replaced the original cheapo plastic ... Hey Dave, in my experience, that knuckle in the steering shaft dries out and binds. The little ujoints fail in similar fashion as front ... Normally when, on an untouched car, the column is unbolted you can just pull that coupling apart. It is not "loose" but it isn't big wrench ...