89 Wrangler Steering Problem
05-06-2007, 11:16 PM
#51
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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
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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
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05-06-2007, 11:16 PM
#52
Guest
Posts: n/a
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 -
>> >
>> >
>>
>
>
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 -
>> >
>> >
>>
>
>
05-06-2007, 11:16 PM
#53
Guest
Posts: n/a
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 -
>> >
>> >
>>
>
>
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 -
>> >
>> >
>>
>
>
05-07-2007, 10:59 AM
#54
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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 -
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >
> >
>
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 -
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >
> >
>
05-07-2007, 10:59 AM
#55
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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 -
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >
> >
>
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 -
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >
> >
>
05-07-2007, 10:59 AM
#56
Guest
Posts: n/a
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 -
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >
> >
>
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 -
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >
> >
>
05-07-2007, 10:59 AM
#57
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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 -
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >
> >
>
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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