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Universal joint in tilt steering column is worn 2022-02-16

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pvfjr
This is a great thing to be aware of.
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C.Boyd
Sir, I don’t know how to answer your issue with a fix. The spring is not bad it has worn a spot on the shaft. If you remove the nylon ball and rotate it 180* it will put the spring on a virgin part of the shaft and will take the play out of the ball, http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/s-10-steering-wheel-caddy-conversion/p47388-wear-pattern.html
RF_Burns
RF_Burns
Hi Chuck. I had seen your photos of the wear points from the spring and considered moving the spring to new wear points as you suggest. But a new sphere kit was $10 at Rock Auto so for the effort required to disassemble and re-assemble, I thought I would just get a new one. The spring in the new one presses outwards on the two halves of the sphere apart to take up any slack. It does seem a much better way to do it and the new sphere has much closer tolerances. Overall a big improvement!
Thanks for all your steering column presentations at GMCMI rallies
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