grounding the steering shaft on a '74
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grounding the steering shaft on a '74
I'm brand new to this forum and I wish I'd found it a long time ago - it looks to be very informative. I can't get the steering column in my '74 Bronco to provide ground consistently. I've searched and found that my "rag joint" needs a ground strap, which I've improvised but still not getting 100% ground from the shaft at the wheel. I'm gonna go back now and jump the u-joint as well.
My question: How did the ground flow up the shaft from the factory? and why am I having to jump through hoops to get ground to my steering wheel so my horn will work?
Thanks in advance for your assistance.
-Lee
My question: How did the ground flow up the shaft from the factory? and why am I having to jump through hoops to get ground to my steering wheel so my horn will work?
Thanks in advance for your assistance.
-Lee
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grounding the steering shaft on a '74
Not much corrosion in this one. It came out of Nebraska and had appently been kept out of the salt. Where is the "telesope joint"? Is it something I can clean up and restore ground to my shaft?
Thanks,
Lee
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Lee
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grounding the steering shaft on a '74
It would be inside the column tube, where the shaft is made to collapse in a collision to keep the wheel from punching you in the face. I just don't know if your truck was built that way. Old ones had a solid shaft from the rag joint to the steering wheel. You might be able to add a copper wiper to the column tube sticking inward & rubbing on the shaft to ground it.
(Huh-huh... He said, "...rubbing on the shaft..." Huh-huh...
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(Huh-huh... He said, "...rubbing on the shaft..." Huh-huh...
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