Lower steering shaft U-Joint Snapped
#1
Lower steering shaft U-Joint Snapped
Hey, I just bought my first jeep last week and I went to get it certified today and the lower U-joint is broken but held together with barb wire... So the mechanic told me to get a whole new steering colum. Instead I was thinking this may work?
http://www.4wd.com/productdetails.aspx?partID=7808#
Can someone please help me out with this because I'm extremely new to jeeps thanks
http://www.4wd.com/productdetails.aspx?partID=7808#
Can someone please help me out with this because I'm extremely new to jeeps thanks
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Re: Lower steering shaft U-Joint Snapped
Hey, I just bought my first jeep last week and I went to get it certified today and the lower U-joint is broken but held together with barb wire... So the mechanic told me to get a whole new steering colum. Instead I was thinking this may work?
http://www.4wd.com/productdetails.aspx?partID=7808#
Can someone please help me out with this because I'm extremely new to jeeps thanks
http://www.4wd.com/productdetails.aspx?partID=7808#
Can someone please help me out with this because I'm extremely new to jeeps thanks
you may be able to just get a replacement joint as well dependant on whether your shaft is a servicable unit or welded. There are a few online suppliers of these and you may be able to pick them up at a local store.
1 online store with a quick search:
http://www.srbymichael.com/manufacturers/borgeson/borgeson-ujoints.shtml
#3
Re: Lower steering shaft U-Joint Snapped
Thanks a lot, I told the mechanic about this lower part and he wont safety the car because the steering column is a little loose, So I'm going to have to decided what I'm going to do
#4
Re: Lower steering shaft U-Joint Snapped
Greetings,
Well, IF you trust this mechanic and he's not just a "parts changer" you may have to follow his advice. Why is the steering column loose? Bad bearing? Find out just what the problem is and ask how much $ to replace the shaft and "loose" parts as compared to $ to replace whole column. Are some used colums available at wrecking yards?
Don't get discouraged, you'll have lots of fun.
Peter
Well, IF you trust this mechanic and he's not just a "parts changer" you may have to follow his advice. Why is the steering column loose? Bad bearing? Find out just what the problem is and ask how much $ to replace the shaft and "loose" parts as compared to $ to replace whole column. Are some used colums available at wrecking yards?
Don't get discouraged, you'll have lots of fun.
Peter
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Re: Lower steering shaft U-Joint Snapped
I just went through the same thing. No one could find a joint to replace the one on the shaft, Chrysler wanted 400 to replace whole shaft. My jeep is not road driven so I replaced lower joint with a 3/4 drive universal.
Your best bet is to find a shaft from an auto recycle place/junk yard.
Your best bet is to find a shaft from an auto recycle place/junk yard.
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