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Re: 89 Wrangler Steering Problem
Had the OP asked here first, I'm pretty sure we would have advised him to
not do it. "Earle Horton" <earle@angloburgues.usa> wrote in message news:463e98d0$0$31812$a82e2bb9@reader.athenanews.c om... > 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@verizon.net> wrote in message > news:bCw%h.1231$py5.772@trnddc06... >> 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@skabrewing.com> wrote in message >> news:1178506452.181613.220460@q75g2000hsh.googlegr oups.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...@verizon.net> wrote: >> >> By the way, be sure to put those gold stars up next to my name. >> >> >> >> "mattyv" <m...@skabrewing.com> wrote in message >> >> >> >> news:1178503056.916514.239380@y5g2000hsa.googlegro ups.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...@verizon.net> wrote: >> >> >> I'm thinking that it's a pinch bolt on both sides. >> >> >> >> >> <m...@skabrewing.com> wrote in message >> >> >> >> >>news:1178502354.501196.208560@y5g2000hsa.googleg roups.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...@skabrewing.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...@verizon.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...@skabrewing.com> wrote in message >> >> >> >> >> >> >news:1178499307.076680.42280@o5g2000hsb.googlegro ups.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 - >> > >> > >> > > |
Re: 89 Wrangler Steering Problem
Had the OP asked here first, I'm pretty sure we would have advised him to
not do it. "Earle Horton" <earle@angloburgues.usa> wrote in message news:463e98d0$0$31812$a82e2bb9@reader.athenanews.c om... > 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@verizon.net> wrote in message > news:bCw%h.1231$py5.772@trnddc06... >> 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@skabrewing.com> wrote in message >> news:1178506452.181613.220460@q75g2000hsh.googlegr oups.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...@verizon.net> wrote: >> >> By the way, be sure to put those gold stars up next to my name. >> >> >> >> "mattyv" <m...@skabrewing.com> wrote in message >> >> >> >> news:1178503056.916514.239380@y5g2000hsa.googlegro ups.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...@verizon.net> wrote: >> >> >> I'm thinking that it's a pinch bolt on both sides. >> >> >> >> >> <m...@skabrewing.com> wrote in message >> >> >> >> >>news:1178502354.501196.208560@y5g2000hsa.googleg roups.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...@skabrewing.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...@verizon.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...@skabrewing.com> wrote in message >> >> >> >> >> >> >news:1178499307.076680.42280@o5g2000hsb.googlegro ups.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 - >> > >> > >> > > |
Re: 89 Wrangler Steering Problem
Had the OP asked here first, I'm pretty sure we would have advised him to
not do it. "Earle Horton" <earle@angloburgues.usa> wrote in message news:463e98d0$0$31812$a82e2bb9@reader.athenanews.c om... > 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@verizon.net> wrote in message > news:bCw%h.1231$py5.772@trnddc06... >> 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@skabrewing.com> wrote in message >> news:1178506452.181613.220460@q75g2000hsh.googlegr oups.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...@verizon.net> wrote: >> >> By the way, be sure to put those gold stars up next to my name. >> >> >> >> "mattyv" <m...@skabrewing.com> wrote in message >> >> >> >> news:1178503056.916514.239380@y5g2000hsa.googlegro ups.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...@verizon.net> wrote: >> >> >> I'm thinking that it's a pinch bolt on both sides. >> >> >> >> >> <m...@skabrewing.com> wrote in message >> >> >> >> >>news:1178502354.501196.208560@y5g2000hsa.googleg roups.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...@skabrewing.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...@verizon.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...@skabrewing.com> wrote in message >> >> >> >> >> >> >news:1178499307.076680.42280@o5g2000hsb.googlegro ups.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 - >> > >> > >> > > |
Re: 89 Wrangler Steering Problem
He may have damaged the steering column or the joint too. :)
Earle "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message news:fSw%h.1337$py5.1096@trnddc06... > Had the OP asked here first, I'm pretty sure we would have advised him to > not do it. > > > > > > > "Earle Horton" <earle@angloburgues.usa> wrote in message > news:463e98d0$0$31812$a82e2bb9@reader.athenanews.c om... > > 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@verizon.net> wrote in message > > news:bCw%h.1231$py5.772@trnddc06... > >> 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@skabrewing.com> wrote in message > >> news:1178506452.181613.220460@q75g2000hsh.googlegr oups.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...@verizon.net> wrote: > >> >> By the way, be sure to put those gold stars up next to my name. > >> >> > >> >> "mattyv" <m...@skabrewing.com> wrote in message > >> >> > >> >> news:1178503056.916514.239380@y5g2000hsa.googlegro ups.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...@verizon.net> wrote: > >> >> >> I'm thinking that it's a pinch bolt on both sides. > >> >> > >> >> >> <m...@skabrewing.com> wrote in message > >> >> > >> >> >>news:1178502354.501196.208560@y5g2000hsa.googleg roups.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...@skabrewing.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...@verizon.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...@skabrewing.com> wrote in message > >> >> > >> >> >> >> >news:1178499307.076680.42280@o5g2000hsb.googlegro ups.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 - > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > > |
Re: 89 Wrangler Steering Problem
He may have damaged the steering column or the joint too. :)
Earle "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message news:fSw%h.1337$py5.1096@trnddc06... > Had the OP asked here first, I'm pretty sure we would have advised him to > not do it. > > > > > > > "Earle Horton" <earle@angloburgues.usa> wrote in message > news:463e98d0$0$31812$a82e2bb9@reader.athenanews.c om... > > 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@verizon.net> wrote in message > > news:bCw%h.1231$py5.772@trnddc06... > >> 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@skabrewing.com> wrote in message > >> news:1178506452.181613.220460@q75g2000hsh.googlegr oups.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...@verizon.net> wrote: > >> >> By the way, be sure to put those gold stars up next to my name. > >> >> > >> >> "mattyv" <m...@skabrewing.com> wrote in message > >> >> > >> >> news:1178503056.916514.239380@y5g2000hsa.googlegro ups.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...@verizon.net> wrote: > >> >> >> I'm thinking that it's a pinch bolt on both sides. > >> >> > >> >> >> <m...@skabrewing.com> wrote in message > >> >> > >> >> >>news:1178502354.501196.208560@y5g2000hsa.googleg roups.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...@skabrewing.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...@verizon.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...@skabrewing.com> wrote in message > >> >> > >> >> >> >> >news:1178499307.076680.42280@o5g2000hsb.googlegro ups.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 - > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > > |
Re: 89 Wrangler Steering Problem
He may have damaged the steering column or the joint too. :)
Earle "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message news:fSw%h.1337$py5.1096@trnddc06... > Had the OP asked here first, I'm pretty sure we would have advised him to > not do it. > > > > > > > "Earle Horton" <earle@angloburgues.usa> wrote in message > news:463e98d0$0$31812$a82e2bb9@reader.athenanews.c om... > > 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@verizon.net> wrote in message > > news:bCw%h.1231$py5.772@trnddc06... > >> 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@skabrewing.com> wrote in message > >> news:1178506452.181613.220460@q75g2000hsh.googlegr oups.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...@verizon.net> wrote: > >> >> By the way, be sure to put those gold stars up next to my name. > >> >> > >> >> "mattyv" <m...@skabrewing.com> wrote in message > >> >> > >> >> news:1178503056.916514.239380@y5g2000hsa.googlegro ups.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...@verizon.net> wrote: > >> >> >> I'm thinking that it's a pinch bolt on both sides. > >> >> > >> >> >> <m...@skabrewing.com> wrote in message > >> >> > >> >> >>news:1178502354.501196.208560@y5g2000hsa.googleg roups.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...@skabrewing.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...@verizon.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...@skabrewing.com> wrote in message > >> >> > >> >> >> >> >news:1178499307.076680.42280@o5g2000hsb.googlegro ups.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 - > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > > |
Re: 89 Wrangler Steering Problem
He may have damaged the steering column or the joint too. :)
Earle "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message news:fSw%h.1337$py5.1096@trnddc06... > Had the OP asked here first, I'm pretty sure we would have advised him to > not do it. > > > > > > > "Earle Horton" <earle@angloburgues.usa> wrote in message > news:463e98d0$0$31812$a82e2bb9@reader.athenanews.c om... > > 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@verizon.net> wrote in message > > news:bCw%h.1231$py5.772@trnddc06... > >> 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@skabrewing.com> wrote in message > >> news:1178506452.181613.220460@q75g2000hsh.googlegr oups.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...@verizon.net> wrote: > >> >> By the way, be sure to put those gold stars up next to my name. > >> >> > >> >> "mattyv" <m...@skabrewing.com> wrote in message > >> >> > >> >> news:1178503056.916514.239380@y5g2000hsa.googlegro ups.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...@verizon.net> wrote: > >> >> >> I'm thinking that it's a pinch bolt on both sides. > >> >> > >> >> >> <m...@skabrewing.com> wrote in message > >> >> > >> >> >>news:1178502354.501196.208560@y5g2000hsa.googleg roups.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...@skabrewing.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...@verizon.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...@skabrewing.com> wrote in message > >> >> > >> >> >> >> >news:1178499307.076680.42280@o5g2000hsb.googlegro ups.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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