Borge install Q
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My car is a 78 as well.
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I bought a small handled 3lb sledge turned it sideways and used a block of wood. I worked from underneath the car. Mine took a few hits but eventually moved. I clamped some vice grips at my mark on the shaft so it wouldn't go too far into the column.
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thanks to everyone who answered. I measured from the shaft bearing to center of rag joint. should I take the borge rag joint apart? then set in the box, measure from bearing to center of rag, this should tell me how much to collapse the shaft?
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Maybe I was just lucky, but my column collapsed easily and then would extend back with a little effort, so I just pulled it back out enough to fit the rag joint. It wasn't as easy to pull as that makes it sound, but it did work.
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From: Grants Pass Oregon
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I have all the "smog crap" too - and long tube headers on top of that. The Calif components do not get in the way of this - the only difference between a CA car and a federal L-48 that makes a component difference in the engine bay is AIR, and those are far away from the steering box. With the box out, you'll have plenty of room.
My car is a 78 as well.
My car is a 78 as well.
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so one of my classmates came up with MPPO, Marginal Propensity to get PISSED OFF!!!! and the entire dorm collapsed in laughter that evening.....
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Also I can rock my old rag joint on but, the new one seems like it's too small.
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Sounds like you get a very HIGH MPPO.......Marginal Propensity was used to describe econ/marketing in B screwal decades ago means change in inclination to buy or NOT buy anything.....
so one of my classmates came up with MPPO, Marginal Propensity to get PISSED OFF!!!! and the entire dorm collapsed in laughter that evening.....
so one of my classmates came up with MPPO, Marginal Propensity to get PISSED OFF!!!! and the entire dorm collapsed in laughter that evening.....
The first few taps are the careful ones, and then the curve goes elliptical. tap - tap - bang - BANG - BOOMCan you possibly bring the box in from the bottom?
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I cut off the A.I.R. Went in no problem. I'm about to throw the rag joint. If I could at least line it up, maybe I could bang it on.
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I had to sand and wire brush the splines a lot, then lube them, then still had to bang the new rag joint on. The new one doesn't have a split like the original and I agree, it is too small. I marked TDC on the steering column before I removed the old box, centered the new box and bolted up the rag joint without any movement of the steering wheel, the wheels or the box. Came out very straight.
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I pulled the column from the car and collapsed it on the bench. It was only about an hours work to get it out and it gave me the opportunity to clean everything and lube the shaft.
I have linked a video of how to collapse it if it helps.
I have linked a video of how to collapse it if it helps.