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I am upgrading the steering box in my highboy from the stock setup to the 78/79 4x4 box, and one question I had is how the heck does a guy disassemble the steering shaft end piece that goes on to the column? I need to swap the 77 shaft end piece that goes on to the steering column, and swap it to the shorter 78/79 style shaft. Before I go to town on it (or shorten the highboy shaft and drill a new hole in the end of that shaft) I thought I would ask in here if anyone has taken one of these a part before?
I'm more interested in the long answer! I sign be buying a new shaft, I would shorten the old one, I have the pump end of the old one torn apart and all one has to do is cut it and drill a hole through it, put it back together.
There has to be some how to take that joint apart!
they were made not to be taken apart there are no servicable parts there.now I'm guessing it had a rag joint on the other end? or was it the metal one with 2 ***** in it? you can take that one off and go to a drive line repair shop and have u-joint put on it but for 139.00 dollars I'd go Borgenson double d slip shaft and 2 new u-joints a lot less hassle safer and new. I just put one on my kids sc after we spent weeks trying to find a stock one in good shape. Just my3 cents,( Inflation you know)
So is that pin just pressed in there? I mean it's probably not meant to be serviced, but it was somehow assembled, and I would have guessed there would be some way to disassemble it is all.
Like stated and I agree AFAIK it is not meant to be a serviceable part, but a replacement as an assembly. Sure cut it apart, bang it APART then check out Flaming River web site and just cut off what you do not need and get what you do need to go on the D shaped shaft.
I ended up fiddling with it a little bit and just said to hell with it. I shortened the original highboy shaft, took about an hour, was easy as pie.
For future reference to anyone wondering, to shorten the shaft, take apart the end closest to the steering box. Mine had a ring type clip. Remove the end, take out the squares and the clip to hold them in place.
Remove the pin and the collar that goes around the shaft. Shorten it to the length you need by cutting the shaft.
Drill a new hole, I forget the drill bit size off the top of my head. At this point clean all the grease out of the boot. Put the collar back on the shaft, reinstall the pin, light coat of grease in those little squares, reinstall he clip to hold the squares in place, put the end back on, regrease, slide the boot back into place, put the clip for the boot back on, and you're done.
I found it pretty easy, it's exactly the same as it was stock so no worries about it falling apart or unsafe or anything (unless it's worn out or something) and you don't have to spend cash on a new shaft!
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