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REDROCKER652002 · 01-18-2020, 06:10 PM

ok guys, in an effort to try and get the steering shaft off the rag joint, i started taking parts off. i loosened the clamp, see picture, and was able to separate the shaft to get the rag joint off now, i cannot seem to find the holes that the clamp pictured goes into to to get it back on. any help would be most appreciated.

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REDROCKER652002 · 01-18-2020, 08:22 PM

I don't know if it was blind luck or what, but I was taking the steering column apart in the cab thinking I needed to turn something there. I had to shift the car from park to reverse to get one of the parts off, and low and behold the damn shaft moved and the holes lined up. No clue why, but I am happy as hell that it worked out, and we are back on the road At lease for now. LOL. Have a great weekend all, time for a beer or three.

**LockDoc** · 01-19-2020, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by REDROCKER652002

I don't know if it was blind luck or what, but I was taking the steering column apart in the cab thinking I needed to turn something there. I had to shift the car from park to reverse to get one of the parts off, and low and behold the damn shaft moved and the holes lined up. No clue why, but I am happy as hell that it worked out, and we are back on the road At lease for now. LOL. Have a great weekend all, time for a beer or three.

Good deal, glad it fell into place for you. The threaded hole is in the lower bearing retainer. The retainer either turned or slid up into the tube a little bit and returned to it's original position when you moved the shift lever.

LockDoc

REDROCKER652002 · 01-19-2020, 02:37 PM

Thanks, I am sure glad it did because I had no clue on how I was going to get it back in place. LOL. Sometimes it's better to be lucky than good.

As a side note, that damn steering shaft would not move up to save my life. That was not the one and a half hour job that Brothers said it would be on the video. LOL.

01-18-2020, 06:10 PM	#1
REDROCKER652002 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: South San Francisco CA, Posts: 436	steering column help ok guys, in an effort to try and get the steering shaft off the rag joint, i started taking parts off. i loosened the clamp, see picture, and was able to separate the shaft to get the rag joint off now, i cannot seem to find the holes that the clamp pictured goes into to to get it back on. any help would be most appreciated.

01-18-2020, 08:22 PM	#2
REDROCKER652002 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: South San Francisco CA, Posts: 436	Re: steering column help I don't know if it was blind luck or what, but I was taking the steering column apart in the cab thinking I needed to turn something there. I had to shift the car from park to reverse to get one of the parts off, and low and behold the damn shaft moved and the holes lined up. No clue why, but I am happy as hell that it worked out, and we are back on the road At lease for now. LOL. Have a great weekend all, time for a beer or three.

01-19-2020, 02:37 PM	#4
REDROCKER652002 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: South San Francisco CA, Posts: 436	Re: steering column help Thanks, I am sure glad it did because I had no clue on how I was going to get it back in place. LOL. Sometimes it's better to be lucky than good. As a side note, that damn steering shaft would not move up to save my life. That was not the one and a half hour job that Brothers said it would be on the video. LOL.



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