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**gigamanx** · 10-16-2017, 02:17 PM

Always preface my posts with "I did some googling" haha...Maybe that should be my signature.

I'm onto the steering column this weekend. Used a 2.5" exhaust U-bolt to hold it and that fit very nicely. I cut the 3/4" steering shaft to size and installed the borgeson joint. I'm just not happy with the outcome. It seems very loose with a telescoping joint on the S10 side and the steering shaft also slides into the steering column. I feel like one end or the other or both need to be welded so they stop sliding.

Here are a few pics of the current state. You can sort of see with all that sliding, the shaft just sits on the exhaust manifold. Seems like it needs to be propped up or have a bracket to hold it up. Plenty of room in there thankfully.

Should I cut the joint from the S10 end? Should I extend the shaft? Pics would help

Also read the thread from 2015 where someone asked. But there are 2 borgeson joints in that one. Is that the only way to do it?
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=655883

Another thread had this solution, but it doesn't look quite the same as mine.

https://www.killbillet.com/showthrea...by-step)/page2

10-16-2017, 02:17 PM	#1
gigamanx Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Hershey, PA Posts: 1,004	AD / S10 swap steering shaft connector questions Always preface my posts with "I did some googling" haha...Maybe that should be my signature. I'm onto the steering column this weekend. Used a 2.5" exhaust U-bolt to hold it and that fit very nicely. I cut the 3/4" steering shaft to size and installed the borgeson joint. I'm just not happy with the outcome. It seems very loose with a telescoping joint on the S10 side and the steering shaft also slides into the steering column. I feel like one end or the other or both need to be welded so they stop sliding. Here are a few pics of the current state. You can sort of see with all that sliding, the shaft just sits on the exhaust manifold. Seems like it needs to be propped up or have a bracket to hold it up. Plenty of room in there thankfully. Should I cut the joint from the S10 end? Should I extend the shaft? Pics would help Also read the thread from 2015 where someone asked. But there are 2 borgeson joints in that one. Is that the only way to do it? http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=655883 Another thread had this solution, but it doesn't look quite the same as mine. https://www.killbillet.com/showthrea...by-step)/page2 __________________ Current Build Thread 1930 Ford Model A Modern Twist: Ford Model A Rat Rod With a Modern Twist Build Thread Phase 1 "The Swap": 1949 3100 with S10 swap. Beginner build with ambition! Build Thread Phase 2 "The Drop": Beginner Build with Ambition gets Air Ride Last edited by gigamanx; 10-16-2017 at 03:06 PM.