Borgeson rag joint tore ?!?!
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Borgeson rag joint tore ?!?!
I just did the Borgeson steering install a week or so ago. Tonight the steering felt loose. When I got home I looked and the rag joint is already torn with one of the bolts hanging out. I used the stock upper part of the rag joint as I preferred the way the splines locked in. Maybe that was a bad choice ...
Any idea what could cause this? Where can I buy just the rubber part?
Thanks in advance.
Any idea what could cause this? Where can I buy just the rubber part?
Thanks in advance.
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Stock parts, ten years on, no problems. BTW, the bolt you see on the steering column shaft engages a flat on the shaft and locks everything in place. There is a lot of redundancy in the stock design, important for safety.
Last edited by ignatz; Dec 21, 2022 at 10:33 PM.
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The borgeson should have came with another rag joint. Why did you not use that one? I guess you could put that rubber one in. I think the set screw will keep it aligned. You can always put red loctite on it. My son's original rag joint was torn...
Last edited by jimh_1962; Dec 22, 2022 at 11:35 AM.
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That's why I used the stock upper piece, didn't like the set screw design of the supplied one.
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I did, except I swapped out the upper flange for the stock one because it seemed more secure.
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