| steering slip shaft and cv joint [message #217810] |
Sun, 11 August 2013 14:49  |
sgltrac
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Registered: April 2011
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I finished the rebuild and assembly of the steering slip shaft and cv this morning and made an observation or two which I thought I would post here for those who might find themselves needing to service this part in the future.
The female part of the slip shaft must be thoroughly cleaned in order for the shaft to slip together easily. I cleaned mine with brake cleaner and a wire brush, blew it dry and greased it for assembly. When i went to assemble, the shaft would only go in if i dropped the assy on the steering box end on a sheet of plywood which was flat on the concrete. To pull it back off I had to hold the slip shaft in a vice (above the slip coating)and drive the female half off with a small sand filled plastic hammer. That did not seem correct so I took it apart and cleaned the grease back out and inspected the bore of the female end which looked ok apart from a light coat of rust. I cut some strips of red scotchbrite and used a flat head screw driver to polish the grooves inside the socket. After this operation the shaft slid together rather easily. Removing the grease fitting from the female side will make positioning of the shaft during reassembly much easier as well.
The cv on the top of the male portion of the slip shaft can only be installed one way so remembering which side is up is unnecessary. The cv assembly is easy to clean and grease once it is removed from the shaft.
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