Bob,
Seems to be working great! I found the 2 bumps on the upper
shaft and drilled out the lower one to 5/32. Drilled really,
really hard, so I don't think it was plastic all the way, or
maybe lots smaller than 5/32?? In any case I inserted a
5/32 bolt/nut just as a test. Stioffened up the whole steering
action! I'm off now to pick up a couple of roll pins.
BTW - would bolts be ok, or do the roll pins have an
advantage?
thanks a million,
chuckC
Bob Van Kirk wrote:
> Chuck,
> There are 2 small hard plastic pins holding these two
> steering shafts together. They are designed to shear
> in a frontal impact but sometimes they just loosen up
> or shear on their own for some unknown reason. Look
> for 2 small bumps on the upper shaft. I believe yours
> have sheared. We have always drilled new holes to
> proper size for 2 split pins and that cures the
> problem. The split pins are tougher but should still
> shear in a worst case scenerio. I have even seen
> these plastic pins melt out on a race car once and the
> steering shaft ended up in the drivers lap as he
> entered a corner.
>
>
> Where the 2
> > tubes/shafts overlap there is a trace of play.
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