Just a lot of wandering.

Why would you rip that joint apart haphazardly AFTER everyone here
explained that it should be marked prior to disassembly? That’s my
question.

Sully
Bellevue wa
On Sat, Apr 24, 2021 at 8:10 PM Carl Stouffer wrote:

> The steering box on a GMC has to be exactly on center. If not, it will
> steer to one side or another instead of straight.
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It will go together. But only one way correctly aligns so that your
steering wheel points straight ahead, while the bolt on the steering box
precisely aligns with the hole in the lower collar while the steering box
is exactly centered.
If you have a coach that you cannot keep in one lane with one hand on
the steering wheel, and wanders around, odds are pretty good that it is not
indexed correctly. But, it's your coach, you get to decide.
Jim Hupy
Salem, Oregon

On Sat, Apr 24, 2021, 8:56 PM wrote:

> The steering box is on center, I just did that. What I'm wondering is why
> the CV joint 6 bolts can only be put together ONE way.
>
> Larry
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IF you now have your steering box on-center when going straight down the road, but your intermediate shaft is not clocked correctly, then your steering wheel will not be at 12 O-clock.

The big issue would not be your directional signal switch would not cancel correctly. It would cancel too soon, too late or maybe not cancel at all in one direction.

There maybe other ramifications, but that is the one that comes to mind.

In order to get the steering wheel straight with the steering box on-center and your directional signal to cancel correctly, there is only one way for the entire assembly to go together. But it will go together in multiple wrong ways.

If I am to understand this, the problem has to do with the relation of the cinch bolt in the top half of the cv joint to the spline. That relationship is made by the assembly rotation vis the 6 bolt joint. In other words, if the cinch bolt didn't have to go in the flat, the rotational order of the 6 bolts wouldn't matter. Yes? No? Way the heck off??

Cheers

I just can't see how this would cause the coach to wander, could someone explain that?
All I could see it doing would be the wheel looking like it was in the turning position while actually driving straight ahead.
What am I missing here?
Larry

Allright. In theory then, the steering box is on center and the splines/bolt is aligned, the blue shaft is in its marked position and the CV joint is ready to be offered up to the steering column. The top plate with it's six bolt holes is connected to the steering wheel and has been marked in relation to the CV joint. If, instead of attaching it in the marked position, the steering wheel is turned so that the bolts index on to the adjacent hole, (one bolt position "out") what would be the result OTHER than the steering wheel being off some degrees from the correct position?