I was cruising one of the local wrecking yards yesterday and found a Jeep! It was even a full sizer - 88ish Grand Wagoneer! This is the second time I've seen any Jeep in a yard around here so I was very excited.
Anyhow, I yanked the steering intermediate shaft since mine is worn and crappy. Plus this one had a U-joint rather than the flex joint found in our trucks. Went to swap them this morning and I found that the end of our steering columns isn't splined like the Wagoneer's.
What to do now?
- I could get the tilt column out of the Wagoneer but I don't really want that, nor do I want the column shifter crap. Is the column diameter even the same as our trucks?
- Is there some way to swap the steering shaft in the middle of the column with one that is splined, but not tilting? Maybe a later full size truck column?
I really want to run this intermediate shaft, plus it's collapsable so there's less chance of the wheel smacking my face in a nasty head-on.
Thanks
Chris
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