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Offline fabr

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Re: Steering Shaft
« Reply #15 on: September 22, 2015, 10:27:12 PM »
Thanks for the help, and I agree there is something wrong just trying not to do the same thing again and accept different results.  The shaft side is 5/8" 36 splines.  I counted them and I have found the order sheet from SandRailParts which confirms the same.  The order sheet also shows that the u joint is 5/8" - 36 by 3/4" round.  Of course they could have shipped something else.  I have also been looking to find if there is something else that might fit like 15mm shaft or something.  I can't seem to find any others in 5/8" or 15mm.  I thought maybe I would buy both and try them.  So that would lead me to buying another 5/8" - 36 spline and drilling it out like Fabr showed.  I could machine in a face like how a pinion screw on a motor shaft connects.  Same basic idea as Fabr's.  Having a round hole for the screw to sit is probably better.

Just still feels like nothing has been fixed.  What was that definition of idiocy, again?  As always thank for the help!
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Re: Steering Shaft
« Reply #16 on: September 22, 2015, 11:01:20 PM »
NO thanks for the help.  It would not surprise me at all if there is a metric version or something like that.

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Re: Steering Shaft
« Reply #17 on: September 23, 2015, 07:11:18 AM »
I have I think the same u-joint you have.  I had several problems with the set screw loosening and even had the joint come off atleast once while driving.  The little point on set screw is soft and would deform allowing it to loosen.  I swapped the set screw to one with a hardened tip, tighten up and used locktite.  No more problems since.
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Re: Steering Shaft
« Reply #19 on: September 23, 2015, 10:17:27 PM »
Cool thanks they have a bunch of them.

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Re: Steering Shaft
« Reply #20 on: September 25, 2015, 09:15:42 PM »
So do you guys drill the rack and pinion side like this as well?

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Re: Steering Shaft
« Reply #21 on: September 25, 2015, 09:35:07 PM »
i did and dunebound69 did after his came off the rack lol with our style u joints used
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Re: Steering Shaft
« Reply #22 on: September 26, 2015, 06:42:39 AM »
I do not if the shaft has a "groove " around it. I only do it on straight shafts ,splined ,keyed or smooth.
« Last Edit: September 26, 2015, 06:45:17 AM by fabr »
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Re: Steering Shaft
« Reply #23 on: October 03, 2015, 11:46:47 AM »
heading down to the dunes in 3 or 4 weeks to LS so if your looking for a reason to go then there ya go lol
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