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89 Wrangler Steering Problem
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Re: 89 Wrangler Steering Problem -
05-06-2007
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By the way, be sure to put those gold stars up next to my name. "mattyv" <m... (AT) skabrewing (DOT) com> wrote in message news:1178503056.916514.239380 (AT) y5g2000hsa (DOT) googlegroups.com... It's not a pinch bolt on the wheel side(There is a pinch bolt on the column side). It has an interior flexible rubber boot with a metal exterior that connects to the u-joint. Because of the rubber coupling, I can flex it back and forth a 1/2"+-. Thanks for any suggestions. BTW, I put a 3" body lift on it. It looks as if that might have caused the steering rod(?) to expand to accomodate the lift... On May 6, 8:50 pm, "Jeff Strickland" <c... (AT) verizon (DOT) net> wrote: I'm thinking that it's a pinch bolt on both sides. m... (AT) skabrewing (DOT) com> wrote in message news:1178502354.501196.208560 (AT) y5g2000hsa (DOT) googlegroups.com... So, I went to check it out and I found the linkage between the column and the steering rod. On one side of the u-joint was a pinch bolt onto the steering column and on the other side was a rubber joint of some sort that looks like it could move back and forth. When I turn the steering wheel this was where the slipping was happening. I couldn't get it any closer together or farther apart and I can't tell how this union works...Any suggestions? On May 6, 8:11 pm, m... (AT) skabrewing (DOT) com wrote: I have exactly the same concerns! I'll go check it out right now! On May 6, 8:01 pm, "Jeff Strickland" <c... (AT) verizon (DOT) net> wrote: There is a joint in the middle of the steering column. Check that it is tight. If the steering wheel turns after the tires hit the turn stops, I'd be very concerned that the steering wheel may turn while the tires remain wherever they are currently aimed. It seems to me that this may pose a problem for you and others nearby. m... (AT) skabrewing (DOT) com> wrote in message news:1178499307.076680.42280 (AT) o5g2000hsb (DOT) googlegroups.com... I have an 89 Wrangler with tilt wheel and manual transmission. When I turn the wheels all the way to the right or left, the steering wheel can continue to spin, causing misalignment of the steering wheel. What is the problem and how do I fix it? Thanks- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - |
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Thanks for the info....Still more questions though... Is that going to solve the slippage? How does that joint work? Obviously, my steering wheel will now be 3" closer. What do I need to do to correct this? On May 6, 9:31 pm, "Jeff Strickland" <c... (AT) verizon (DOT) net> wrote: By the way, be sure to put those gold stars up next to my name. "mattyv" <m... (AT) skabrewing (DOT) com> wrote in message news:1178503056.916514.239380 (AT) y5g2000hsa (DOT) googlegroups.com... It's not a pinch bolt on the wheel side(There is a pinch bolt on the column side). It has an interior flexible rubber boot with a metal exterior that connects to the u-joint. Because of the rubber coupling, I can flex it back and forth a 1/2"+-. Thanks for any suggestions. BTW, I put a 3" body lift on it. It looks as if that might have caused the steering rod(?) to expand to accomodate the lift... On May 6, 8:50 pm, "Jeff Strickland" <c... (AT) verizon (DOT) net> wrote: I'm thinking that it's a pinch bolt on both sides. m... (AT) skabrewing (DOT) com> wrote in message news:1178502354.501196.208560 (AT) y5g2000hsa (DOT) googlegroups.com... So, I went to check it out and I found the linkage between the column and the steering rod. On one side of the u-joint was a pinch bolt onto the steering column and on the other side was a rubber joint of some sort that looks like it could move back and forth. When I turn the steering wheel this was where the slipping was happening. I couldn't get it any closer together or farther apart and I can't tell how this union works...Any suggestions? On May 6, 8:11 pm, m... (AT) skabrewing (DOT) com wrote: I have exactly the same concerns! I'll go check it out right now! On May 6, 8:01 pm, "Jeff Strickland" <c... (AT) verizon (DOT) net> wrote: There is a joint in the middle of the steering column. Check that it is tight. If the steering wheel turns after the tires hit the turn stops, I'd be very concerned that the steering wheel may turn while the tires remain wherever they are currently aimed. It seems to me that this may pose a problem for you and others nearby. m... (AT) skabrewing (DOT) com> wrote in message news:1178499307.076680.42280 (AT) o5g2000hsb (DOT) googlegroups.com... I have an 89 Wrangler with tilt wheel and manual transmission. When I turn the wheels all the way to the right or left, the steering wheel can continue to spin, causing misalignment of the steering wheel. What is the problem and how do I fix it? Thanks- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - |
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Well, the steering column has a slight bend to it, this joint makes it work around the corner. The steering wheel was raised, but the steering box remained in the same place, this stretched the column by the body lift amount. My brother did a body lift, but his was only one inch, so we did not encounter this problem on his Jeep. "mattyv" <matt (AT) skabrewing (DOT) com> wrote in message news:1178506452.181613.220460 (AT) q75g2000hsh (DOT) googlegroups.com... Thanks for the info....Still more questions though... Is that going to solve the slippage? How does that joint work? Obviously, my steering wheel will now be 3" closer. What do I need to do to correct this? On May 6, 9:31 pm, "Jeff Strickland" <c... (AT) verizon (DOT) net> wrote: By the way, be sure to put those gold stars up next to my name. "mattyv" <m... (AT) skabrewing (DOT) com> wrote in message news:1178503056.916514.239380 (AT) y5g2000hsa (DOT) googlegroups.com... It's not a pinch bolt on the wheel side(There is a pinch bolt on the column side). It has an interior flexible rubber boot with a metal exterior that connects to the u-joint. Because of the rubber coupling, I can flex it back and forth a 1/2"+-. Thanks for any suggestions. BTW, I put a 3" body lift on it. It looks as if that might have caused the steering rod(?) to expand to accomodate the lift... On May 6, 8:50 pm, "Jeff Strickland" <c... (AT) verizon (DOT) net> wrote: I'm thinking that it's a pinch bolt on both sides. m... (AT) skabrewing (DOT) com> wrote in message news:1178502354.501196.208560 (AT) y5g2000hsa (DOT) googlegroups.com... So, I went to check it out and I found the linkage between the column and the steering rod. On one side of the u-joint was a pinch bolt onto the steering column and on the other side was a rubber joint of some sort that looks like it could move back and forth. When I turn the steering wheel this was where the slipping was happening. I couldn't get it any closer together or farther apart and I can't tell how this union works...Any suggestions? On May 6, 8:11 pm, m... (AT) skabrewing (DOT) com wrote: I have exactly the same concerns! I'll go check it out right now! On May 6, 8:01 pm, "Jeff Strickland" <c... (AT) verizon (DOT) net> wrote: There is a joint in the middle of the steering column. Check that it is tight. If the steering wheel turns after the tires hit the turn stops, I'd be very concerned that the steering wheel may turn while the tires remain wherever they are currently aimed. It seems to me that this may pose a problem for you and others nearby. m... (AT) skabrewing (DOT) com> wrote in message news:1178499307.076680.42280 (AT) o5g2000hsb (DOT) googlegroups.com... I have an 89 Wrangler with tilt wheel and manual transmission. When I turn the wheels all the way to the right or left, the steering wheel can continue to spin, causing misalignment of the steering wheel. What is the problem and how do I fix it? Thanks- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - |
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Needs a steering shaft extension, doesn't he? Three inch body lift, damn! Unless this is a diy, the kit manufacturer should have said something. Earle "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr (AT) verizon (DOT) net> wrote in message news:bCw%h.1231$py5.772 (AT) trnddc06 (DOT) .. Well, the steering column has a slight bend to it, this joint makes it work around the corner. The steering wheel was raised, but the steering box remained in the same place, this stretched the column by the body lift amount. My brother did a body lift, but his was only one inch, so we did not encounter this problem on his Jeep. "mattyv" <matt (AT) skabrewing (DOT) com> wrote in message news:1178506452.181613.220460 (AT) q75g2000hsh (DOT) googlegroups.com... Thanks for the info....Still more questions though... Is that going to solve the slippage? How does that joint work? Obviously, my steering wheel will now be 3" closer. What do I need to do to correct this? On May 6, 9:31 pm, "Jeff Strickland" <c... (AT) verizon (DOT) net> wrote: By the way, be sure to put those gold stars up next to my name. "mattyv" <m... (AT) skabrewing (DOT) com> wrote in message news:1178503056.916514.239380 (AT) y5g2000hsa (DOT) googlegroups.com... It's not a pinch bolt on the wheel side(There is a pinch bolt on the column side). It has an interior flexible rubber boot with a metal exterior that connects to the u-joint. Because of the rubber coupling, I can flex it back and forth a 1/2"+-. Thanks for any suggestions. BTW, I put a 3" body lift on it. It looks as if that might have caused the steering rod(?) to expand to accomodate the lift... On May 6, 8:50 pm, "Jeff Strickland" <c... (AT) verizon (DOT) net> wrote: I'm thinking that it's a pinch bolt on both sides. m... (AT) skabrewing (DOT) com> wrote in message news:1178502354.501196.208560 (AT) y5g2000hsa (DOT) googlegroups.com... So, I went to check it out and I found the linkage between the column and the steering rod. On one side of the u-joint was a pinch bolt onto the steering column and on the other side was a rubber joint of some sort that looks like it could move back and forth. When I turn the steering wheel this was where the slipping was happening. I couldn't get it any closer together or farther apart and I can't tell how this union works...Any suggestions? On May 6, 8:11 pm, m... (AT) skabrewing (DOT) com wrote: I have exactly the same concerns! I'll go check it out right now! On May 6, 8:01 pm, "Jeff Strickland" <c... (AT) verizon (DOT) net> wrote: There is a joint in the middle of the steering column. Check that it is tight. If the steering wheel turns after the tires hit the turn stops, I'd be very concerned that the steering wheel may turn while the tires remain wherever they are currently aimed. It seems to me that this may pose a problem for you and others nearby. m... (AT) skabrewing (DOT) com> wrote in message news:1178499307.076680.42280 (AT) o5g2000hsb (DOT) googlegroups.com... I have an 89 Wrangler with tilt wheel and manual transmission. When I turn the wheels all the way to the right or left, the steering wheel can continue to spin, causing misalignment of the steering wheel. What is the problem and how do I fix it? Thanks- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - |
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Had the OP asked here first, I'm pretty sure we would have advised him to not do it. "Earle Horton" <earle (AT) angloburgues (DOT) usa> wrote in message news:463e98d0$0$31812$a82e2bb9 (AT) reader (DOT) athenanews.com... Needs a steering shaft extension, doesn't he? Three inch body lift, damn! Unless this is a diy, the kit manufacturer should have said something. Earle "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr (AT) verizon (DOT) net> wrote in message news:bCw%h.1231$py5.772 (AT) trnddc06 (DOT) .. Well, the steering column has a slight bend to it, this joint makes it work around the corner. The steering wheel was raised, but the steering box remained in the same place, this stretched the column by the body lift amount. My brother did a body lift, but his was only one inch, so we did not encounter this problem on his Jeep. "mattyv" <matt (AT) skabrewing (DOT) com> wrote in message news:1178506452.181613.220460 (AT) q75g2000hsh (DOT) googlegroups.com... Thanks for the info....Still more questions though... Is that going to solve the slippage? How does that joint work? Obviously, my steering wheel will now be 3" closer. What do I need to do to correct this? On May 6, 9:31 pm, "Jeff Strickland" <c... (AT) verizon (DOT) net> wrote: By the way, be sure to put those gold stars up next to my name. "mattyv" <m... (AT) skabrewing (DOT) com> wrote in message news:1178503056.916514.239380 (AT) y5g2000hsa (DOT) googlegroups.com... It's not a pinch bolt on the wheel side(There is a pinch bolt on the column side). It has an interior flexible rubber boot with a metal exterior that connects to the u-joint. Because of the rubber coupling, I can flex it back and forth a 1/2"+-. Thanks for any suggestions. BTW, I put a 3" body lift on it. It looks as if that might have caused the steering rod(?) to expand to accomodate the lift... On May 6, 8:50 pm, "Jeff Strickland" <c... (AT) verizon (DOT) net> wrote: I'm thinking that it's a pinch bolt on both sides. m... (AT) skabrewing (DOT) com> wrote in message news:1178502354.501196.208560 (AT) y5g2000hsa (DOT) googlegroups.com... So, I went to check it out and I found the linkage between the column and the steering rod. On one side of the u-joint was a pinch bolt onto the steering column and on the other side was a rubber joint of some sort that looks like it could move back and forth. When I turn the steering wheel this was where the slipping was happening. I couldn't get it any closer together or farther apart and I can't tell how this union works...Any suggestions? On May 6, 8:11 pm, m... (AT) skabrewing (DOT) com wrote: I have exactly the same concerns! I'll go check it out right now! On May 6, 8:01 pm, "Jeff Strickland" <c... (AT) verizon (DOT) net> wrote: There is a joint in the middle of the steering column. Check that it is tight. If the steering wheel turns after the tires hit the turn stops, I'd be very concerned that the steering wheel may turn while the tires remain wherever they are currently aimed. It seems to me that this may pose a problem for you and others nearby. m... (AT) skabrewing (DOT) com> wrote in message news:1178499307.076680.42280 (AT) o5g2000hsb (DOT) googlegroups.com... I have an 89 Wrangler with tilt wheel and manual transmission. When I turn the wheels all the way to the right or left, the steering wheel can continue to spin, causing misalignment of the steering wheel. What is the problem and how do I fix it? Thanks- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - |
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