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silver hair deere · Aug 2, 2007

hello

this is for car or trucks , has any one ever had there rag joint , go bad on there steering shaft , (the tire looking piece of rubber with bolts through it )was one of the systems play in the steering wheel ? my ic covered up by a plastic cover , thought i'd get a few ideas from my brothers at m.t.f.:wwp:

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raytasch · Aug 2, 2007

Yep, I ran into a bad one years ago on some old collectable car I was doing a little work on. Replacement was available at that time from the dealer.

Ingersoll444 · Aug 2, 2007

Oh ya. Run into it alot. They have poly replacements that work well, or a company called Borgensen [sp??] offers replacement shafts that use small ujoints that are a LOT better!!!

silver hair deere · Aug 2, 2007

hello

here are some pictures of the rag joint , when i put the other end in the vise , i can easly (little force) turn the rag endtill it locks against the metal , about 1/2 inch is this normal for this amount of play , and if the front end checks out tight could this couse the wondering across the road ?

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silver hair deere · Aug 2, 2007

you mean in all the m.t.f. land , there is no one to help me !!!

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Dad0850 · Aug 3, 2007

Yep, I had one go bad on my Chevelle, years ago. Wondering is usually caused by worn parts or a toe-out problem.

silver hair deere · Aug 3, 2007

hello

thank to all that helped:thanku:

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Ingersoll444 · Aug 3, 2007

That is WAYYYYYYYY to much play!!!!!!!!! She be shot.

That could be BIG TIME your problem. Used to be a vary common problem with the old Dodges.

Replace it. If it was me I would look for a polyurathene one. A little more feel.

silver hair deere · Aug 3, 2007

hello

the only one i can find is a lares (?) #200 if anbody knowes of a polyurathene one let me know !!!

thank you
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ke5hbd · Aug 4, 2007

That joint needs replaced. Take the center drag link off the steering box arm and see how much play you have in the steering box.

You can adjust the excess play out of the steering box this way alot easier.

silver hair deere · Aug 4, 2007

hello

got the steering shaft off today , it apears to be the factory one that came with it (ribited on) the replacement is bolted on ,, lets see the old one would be 18 years old , the same age as my socks and underwhere !!

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silver hair deere · Aug 6, 2007

hello

well ordered a rag joint lares #200 which is supose to fit 1970 and up gm (yea right ) that one was way to big to fit , so someone has changed out the steering shaft to what i don't know , so ordered in a bunch and tomorrow we will go and take the old one in to match up (hopefully) more later

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silver hair deere · Aug 6, 2007

hello

here we go again , here are the lares rag joints we have tried #200 , 201 , 202 , the only number left is the # 204 wich is for a 1979 and up ford f150 , so my question is how could a ford steering shaft wind up on my 1989 g.m.c. inquiring minds want to know ??? the #204 will be in tomorrow . maybe i should change my avatar to my rag joint ?

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cleatusj · Aug 6, 2007

I cut my last one from used convare belt and it's still tight after 10yrs.

silver hair deere · Aug 7, 2007

hello

well heres the latest , there are no replacement rag joints availale for the truck , the options are new shaft from gmc (yea right ) junk yard (probably wind up with the same problem ) or as cleatus said make your own (the m.t.f. way) will take pictures as i go .

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silver hair deere · Aug 8, 2007

hello

well today in the heat , got a new one cut out , it's the one on the left , it took 3 hours to cut out and shape (ever try to cut & shape & drill thick rubber ) i was covered in thick black shavings , but it was worth it (?) as the old one i could bend between my fingers , the new one no way . will finish up tomorrow , coments welcome as well as CASH !!!

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Dad0850 · Aug 8, 2007

Congrats! Glad to hear that you got the problem solved!

cleatusj · Aug 8, 2007

That's what I'm talking about !!!

silver hair deere · Aug 9, 2007

hello

here are the pictures of the new rag joint and installed no slack at all , money saved $30.00 to $200.00 , now on the other end there is a universal joint that needs repack and a rubber put on it , thinking of maybe a small split boot c.v.joint cover ? any ideas for anything else , let me know .

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real mower · Aug 10, 2007

i think this is what your after
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