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Posted by Sherman in Idaho [72.47.153.24] on Sunday, July 08, 2012 at 21:02:15 :
In Reply to: Re: Photo posted by Kaegi [24.16.253.154] on Sunday, July 08, 2012 at 18:31:15 :
I found a picture of the '87 one you mentioned and it's quite a bit different, although it appears to be roughly the same concept. The trouble with the Flaming River joints is I will have to modify the steering shaft to attach them, plus I'm not entirely positive what size my steering box shaft is (do you measure the outside of the splines, the inside of the splines, or the round groove?). I don't mind the $70 bucks, especially because it's not my money, but I didn't see anything there that was close to plug and play.
I think I have it moved to a better spot and clamped down tighter now. Will insist that they keep no less than 45 lbs air in the front tires, and check it with a good gauge weekly. They leak down and it gets harder to steer. Hopefully that will get them buy until the end of the season.
If I can get a rebuilt steering gear with undamaged splines, then that will be the time to get a modern U-joint and modify the steering shaft as needed.
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