Re: Bump Steer, Steering Components, Hemi-Joints

["Jeff Bade" <jbade@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I did just the u-joint for the rag joint in my other scout (without tilt
steering) and it works great.
They do make a whole shaft kit which also lets play into the system.
But even with the other one I don't notice any vibration or anything being
transferred up the shaft.

But everything you say does make sense.

>
> ---I don't see anything wrong with the pressure behind the power steering
> pump or the ratio of the gear box. In your situation, I would think if you
> went with a u-joint rather than an entirely new column and steering shaft,
> you would be asking for more severe problems in the future. The Scout II
> (tilt-o-matic I think it was called, tilt-o-scope was used in the Cadillac
> and could be adjusted in and out as well as up and down) steering column
was
> built to collapse on impact. The flexible coupler (rag-joint) is also a
> steering dampener. Getting rid of the shock absorbing quality of the
> rag-joint can damage the plastic pins that hold the steering column
> together.