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INSIDIOUS '86 · 07-30-2012, 06:31 PM

Got tired of the rag joints making my manual steering feel sloppy. So instead of a complete metal disk in place of the rag joint or a spendy and time consuming borg warner u joint changeover i made some hammer on sleeves and they seem to work pretty dang good

You guys think you may want some?

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**1774btcrew** · 07-30-2012, 07:59 PM

Your way is the cheapest fix for sure but the Jeep intermediate shaft is really a cheap option as well for the later trucks

INSIDIOUS '86 · 07-30-2012, 08:19 PM

Maybe so but not many jeeps around where im at
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WarBeard · 07-30-2012, 09:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1774btcrew

Your way is the cheapest fix for sure but the Jeep intermediate shaft is really a cheap option as well for the later trucks

X2

So we need more details on the Sleeves.

**1774btcrew** · 07-30-2012, 11:51 PM

There were millions of Cherokees and I see the intermediate shafts on Ebay USED for right around $20-30. To be honest with you I have yet to install mine in my 77 as I have yet to come up with a nice 78 up tilt steering column but it really seems like the way to go. Like I said no where near as cheap as the sleeves but a nice simple upgrade.

INSIDIOUS '86 · 07-31-2012, 12:43 AM

Hmm well i will do a search and maybe ultimately upgrade to that. But these sleeves take like ten min for me to build and hammer on with a ball ping hammer and socket compared to a whole day for just one set of door locks and that's if I have the whole day haha.
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WarBeard · 07-31-2012, 01:31 AM

Manual steering? I think I see lines. Did you disconnect it?

INSIDIOUS '86 · 07-31-2012, 02:07 AM

Yah pulled the belts I run it once a month and flush the fluid inside. I pulled it so I can get some road feel finally. Once you used to it it's only marginally tough in parking lots.
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mongoose · 07-31-2012, 02:29 AM

put a restricter in it?

INSIDIOUS '86 · 07-31-2012, 12:03 PM

Then I would be killing power and straining the pump. These steering boxes are simply built to mushy. So I will either underdrive the pump or spend 400 on a agr 12:1 ratio box
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**1774btcrew** · 07-31-2012, 05:28 PM

Here is the fix I was talking about. I would be willing to try the sleeves though if I hadn't already bought the intermediate shaft http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...rokee+steering

INSIDIOUS '86 · 08-03-2012, 12:25 AM

Sometime I will try it and see how it compares to my fix. I just took it out today and it felt and drove like it should and turned when I told it. Helped the road feel for sure bit once I get a new steering box from agr and get rid of that box slop!
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07-30-2012, 06:31 PM	#1
INSIDIOUS '86 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: washington Posts: 4,178	Steering slop. Want a fix? Got tired of the rag joints making my manual steering feel sloppy. So instead of a complete metal disk in place of the rag joint or a spendy and time consuming borg warner u joint changeover i made some hammer on sleeves and they seem to work pretty dang good You guys think you may want some? Posted via Mobile Device __________________ 377 sbc thumpr cam autogear m23 muncie 3:73 Detroit trutrac 3''spintech prostreet mufflers xpipe 1 3/4 headers build thread !http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=577217 Iroc gauge threadhttp://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=554511

07-30-2012, 07:59 PM	#2
1774btcrew Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Phoenix AZ Posts: 4,603	Re: Steering slop. Want a fix? Your way is the cheapest fix for sure but the Jeep intermediate shaft is really a cheap option as well for the later trucks

07-30-2012, 08:19 PM	#3
INSIDIOUS '86 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: washington Posts: 4,178	Re: Steering slop. Want a fix? Maybe so but not many jeeps around where im at Posted via Mobile Device __________________ 377 sbc thumpr cam autogear m23 muncie 3:73 Detroit trutrac 3''spintech prostreet mufflers xpipe 1 3/4 headers build thread !http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=577217 Iroc gauge threadhttp://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=554511

07-30-2012, 11:51 PM	#5
1774btcrew Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Phoenix AZ Posts: 4,603	Re: Steering slop. Want a fix? There were millions of Cherokees and I see the intermediate shafts on Ebay USED for right around $20-30. To be honest with you I have yet to install mine in my 77 as I have yet to come up with a nice 78 up tilt steering column but it really seems like the way to go. Like I said no where near as cheap as the sleeves but a nice simple upgrade.

07-31-2012, 12:43 AM	#6
INSIDIOUS '86 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: washington Posts: 4,178	Re: Steering slop. Want a fix? Hmm well i will do a search and maybe ultimately upgrade to that. But these sleeves take like ten min for me to build and hammer on with a ball ping hammer and socket compared to a whole day for just one set of door locks and that's if I have the whole day haha. Posted via Mobile Device __________________ 377 sbc thumpr cam autogear m23 muncie 3:73 Detroit trutrac 3''spintech prostreet mufflers xpipe 1 3/4 headers build thread !http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=577217 Iroc gauge threadhttp://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=554511

07-31-2012, 01:31 AM	#7
WarBeard Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Show low,az Posts: 808	Re: Steering slop. Want a fix? Manual steering? I think I see lines. Did you disconnect it? __________________ 1978 C10 Silverado Big 10 350/350.. play toy 1990 V1500 Suburban 350/700r4..Daily driver 1987 K10 Silverado 383/400.. Wife's rig WRECKED! 1989 V2500 Suburban 350/400.. SOLD! 1974 C10 Custom10 LWB 350/350.. SOLD! 1974 C10 Custom10 SWB 350/400.. SOLD! 1999 Silverado Z71 LS1.. Wife's rig WRECKED! On the hunt for a new project....... I'm a Chevy guy.....I'm just not a "NEW" Chevy guy.

07-31-2012, 02:07 AM	#8
INSIDIOUS '86 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: washington Posts: 4,178	Re: Steering slop. Want a fix? Yah pulled the belts I run it once a month and flush the fluid inside. I pulled it so I can get some road feel finally. Once you used to it it's only marginally tough in parking lots. Posted via Mobile Device __________________ 377 sbc thumpr cam autogear m23 muncie 3:73 Detroit trutrac 3''spintech prostreet mufflers xpipe 1 3/4 headers build thread !http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=577217 Iroc gauge threadhttp://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=554511

07-31-2012, 02:29 AM	#9
mongoose Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: slurrey, bc. Posts: 1,134	Re: Steering slop. Want a fix? put a restricter in it? __________________ -'73 c/10 - Low with Go - will be complete... probably never. -'90 2wd Blazer - well... soon enough anyways. -'84 SWB - the daily gas guzzler.

07-31-2012, 12:03 PM	#10
INSIDIOUS '86 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: washington Posts: 4,178	Re: Steering slop. Want a fix? Then I would be killing power and straining the pump. These steering boxes are simply built to mushy. So I will either underdrive the pump or spend 400 on a agr 12:1 ratio box Posted via Mobile Device __________________ 377 sbc thumpr cam autogear m23 muncie 3:73 Detroit trutrac 3''spintech prostreet mufflers xpipe 1 3/4 headers build thread !http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=577217 Iroc gauge threadhttp://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=554511

07-31-2012, 05:28 PM	#11
1774btcrew Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Phoenix AZ Posts: 4,603	Re: Steering slop. Want a fix? Here is the fix I was talking about. I would be willing to try the sleeves though if I hadn't already bought the intermediate shaft http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...rokee+steering

08-03-2012, 12:25 AM	#12
INSIDIOUS '86 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: washington Posts: 4,178	Re: Steering slop. Want a fix? Sometime I will try it and see how it compares to my fix. I just took it out today and it felt and drove like it should and turned when I told it. Helped the road feel for sure bit once I get a new steering box from agr and get rid of that box slop! Posted via Mobile Device __________________ 377 sbc thumpr cam autogear m23 muncie 3:73 Detroit trutrac 3''spintech prostreet mufflers xpipe 1 3/4 headers build thread !http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=577217 Iroc gauge threadhttp://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=554511

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