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Rob Gratze

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hi was out in my 87 110 and the lower steering joint turned on the shaft and knackered the splines no probs i thought ill just buy a new one and chuck it on only when i got the part from paddocks its about 1 cm shorted and made of steel where as the one on there was aluminium so now everything is a bit to short can any one tell me some lengths such as how long should the shalf be how far out of the bulk head does the steering columb poke so i can work out which bit is wrong ill try and up load a picture later of the steering joint i took off as it is signicantly different and someone may be able to identify it for me thanks rob
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The fact that is is steal not aluminium does not matter. Being a little shorter will only be an issue if is it too short for the shaft to fully engage with each side. I have fitted the new one you have in the past and the shaft still extended fully through the hole and could be seen on the other side.
 
The distance between the clamp hole center's is what's important not overall length I would have thought.
There is some fore and aft movement on the shaft if you remove all the UJ clamp bolts and jiggle the shaft so it reaches then replace the bolts you may find it's ok.
 
dag019 said:
The fact that is is steal not aluminium does not matter. Being a little shorter will only be an issue if is it too short for the shaft to fully engage with each side. I have fitted the new one you have in the past and the shaft still extended fully through the hole and could be seen on the other side.
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Yes, I agree- posted simultaneously:D
 
dag019 said:
The fact that is is steal not aluminium does not matter. Being a little shorter will only be an issue if is it too short for the shaft to fully engage with each side. I have fitted the new one you have in the past and the shaft still extended fully through the hole and could be seen on the other side.
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nope it is to short with everything fully extended and bolts through three of the holes the last bit that goes onto the steering box splines only goes on 5mm so i cant get the final bolt in. if i could find out what the aluminium one came off of i could get a new one of those and it would all work
 
Hmmm.... What's the hole centres measurements between old and new?
I think, going off distant memory, the column itself can be moved fore and aft a bit on its clamps/mounts?
 
Flossie said:
Hmmm.... What's the hole centres measurements between old and new?
I think, going off distant memory, the column itself can be moved fore and aft a bit on its clamps/mounts?
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the new one is 64mm and old one is 78mm i thought about moving the columb if i couldnt find a better solution just wish i could get a new aluminium joint
 
It's a weird one for sure.
What are the hole centres on the good upper UJ? I believe the two ujs are the same part number? Is the upper UJ same as the new too short one ?
 
Rob Gratze said:
hi was out in my 87 110 and the lower steering joint turned on the shaft and knackered the splines no probs i thought ill just buy a new one and chuck it on only when i got the part from paddocks its about 1 cm shorted and made of steel where as the one on there was aluminium so now everything is a bit to short can any one tell me some lengths such as how long should the shalf be how far out of the bulk head does the steering columb poke so i can work out which bit is wrong ill try and up load a picture later of the steering joint i took off as it is signicantly different and someone may be able to identify it for me thanks robView attachment 137331 View attachment 137332 View attachment 137333 View attachment 137334 View attachment 137335
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nrc7387 should be longer steel joint,yours is a td5 shaft imo
 
Don't know where you bought it from but Paddocks list a lower and an upper and they are different sizes

Lower NRC7704

Upper NRC7387

It might just be you or the supplier have sent you the wrong one....
 
jamesmartin said:
nrc7387 should be longer steel joint,yours is a td5 shaft imo
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ok so let me see if ive got this some one has put on a lower td5 steering joint which is longer, and your saying if i get an upper steering joint (so i have two upper steering joints) thats the way to get round it? sounds ok to me! but i would like to know which bit is wrong are any of the shafts that look like a 87 def shaft shorter or could my steering columb be shorter or in the wrong position??
thanks for all the help guys
 
Rob Gratze said:
ok so let me see if ive got this some one has put on a lower td5 steering joint which is longer, and your saying if i get an upper steering joint (so i have two upper steering joints) thats the way to get round it? sounds ok to me! but i would like to know which bit is wrong are any of the shafts that look like a 87 def shaft shorter or could my steering columb be shorter or in the wrong position??
thanks for all the help guys
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id need to see a pic of the whole shaft to confirm what you have
 
looks like the old one just needs to be cleaned up and reoiled, cant the bearings be fixed in those.
 
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