1996 F250 Had this break in driveway, after going to get a load of mulch. Have a new one on the way, $185 thru rock auto. Should work for ex wife.

 

Being that rusty, I'm surprised it didn't break sooner.

Thankfully this didn't happen on the road.

 

Wow that's gnarly!

Suppose you're up in the salt belt area?

Now I'm paranoid even being down here...

 

wow.
i've said it before ... you guys in the rust belt face some serious challenges !
never even considered the possibility of a steering shaft rusting through.
could be the ex-wife has been sneaking in and applying some corrosive acid ???

 

DAMN! I HATE rust! So glad we don't have much here....

 

I live in the rust belt and we've had 4 OBS trucks in the past 24 years, and I've never seen a steering shaft that rusty.
My Dad still has his 93 that he bought 20 years ago, it has been through 2 beds, an entire cab, 1 door, a bumper and countless brake lines, but it still has the original steering shaft which has very little rust on it.

That truck must have been driven through the ocean or something

 

I'm glad I live in the south where we salt our food and not the road.

 

me too! i have never seen nothing like that. lmfao!

 

Holy rust buckets ......Batman!!!!

 

Here's a picture of truck, out of New York state originally, bought it four years ago in North carolina. In MI now, scary stuff since it's covered with plastic sleeve.