Steering U Joint too short

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Sep 16, 2005 | 02:14 PM

Excessive68

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Steering U Joint too short

I have a problem when I changed my manual steering box to a new one. Has anyone had a problem with U Joint too short and not engaging the steering box and column shaft enough? This is for my 1968 Corvette. New steering box is Flaming River model.

Sep 16, 2005 | 02:15 PM

vettfixr

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Do you have a collapsible steering column? If you do you may have moved the shaft up changing out the box.

Sep 16, 2005 | 02:23 PM

David Ey

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http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...086&forum_id=3

Is this related?

Sep 16, 2005 | 02:43 PM

Excessive68

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I read that earlier post. He seems to have a similar problem. I don't have a collapsible steering column.

Sep 16, 2005 | 03:55 PM

big_G

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I am sure starting in 1967 all columns were 2-part shafts, 1 inside another (collapsible).

Sep 16, 2005 | 04:07 PM

Van Steel

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Why don't you measure how far the shaft comes out of your old steering box and measure the new one. If there is a difference there than something is wrong w/your new part.