Steering u joint
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Heya Mil1ion-awesome posts btw! I was curious of the pic of your steering shaft, never seen one with what looks to have a slip yoke? for the dentsides. I thought it might be one from a 80's up truck? I wondered if they would work... I also wanted to note that my ol 74' F-100 had an actual small greaseable u-joint right off the column, the joint yokes are welded to the shaft and appears factory. I replaced the greaseable assy. with one from a 76' with the normal style joint and the non-rag coupler? I did keep that odd setup, never seen one again since. One day I will take it apart and see if I can revive it, and hopefully get a digital camera.
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There is another place I hear guys on here get them from as well. I think that they are all a bit spendy, but, it does give you another possible choice to pick from? They're website is: Flaming River Steering Components. Good luck!
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steering shaft
I'm looking for a the steering shaft that goes from the fire wall to the gear box for a 1977 f250 truck with a 400 2bbl engine. have checked all the local junkyards but no luck. how can i tell if this truck is a "highboy"???
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BORGESON U-JOINTS#
this is the one i used on my 77 its bolt in. if you have the short shaft like on 78-79's you have to cut it down.
Dennis, i have NEVER seen that shaft before... I've owned 7, 73-79's and none of them had that shaft. I've also parted out dozens more and none have ever had a shaft like that. is that an f150 part? all the trucks I've had or torn apart were f250's and 350's.
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Thanks 77f2504by4, that looks pretty dang close to what my steering shaft looks like. Read the FAQ about the highboy and it seems i do not have one. my truck sticker says it was made 08/77 and the vin# is Z08903. Guess the old girl is gonna have to wait till next payday to get fixed. The steering is REAL loose in her, about 1/4 turn worth of play at the steering wheel.