Steering joint problems

[superdart]

OK...I have totally striped the front suspension out of the "D"

But, I have discovered there is a large amount of rotational play in the slider joint just above the steering box. I didn't see anything in Paddock or Year One about these. Where do I go to get rebuild/replacement parts??

I am adding a manual box instead of the power, so it's already taken apart, and the slider is off the shaft because the top clamp portion was already broken...

Any ideas??

 

[64ragtop]

Without my taking the time to look at their sites, I would guess Flaming River & Firm Feel come to mind as like sources for replacements. Good luck!

 

[dusterdon]

I believe that places like year one or the paddock will have rebuild kits for the steering coupler. BUT... do you know that a power steering column will NOT work with manual steering? You'll need either a manual column or the adaptor that is sold by one of the suspension shops( I'm not sure which one).

don

 

[superdart]

Yes, I already have the adapter. Thanks for the heads-up though.

I didn't see the rebuild kit in either my Year One or Paddock catalogs (or online)...

However, I did find the P/N for the factory rebuild kit, (P/N 4443436AC) and the local Dodge dealer actually has them IN STOCK!! Costs a whopping $10. Gee, I dunno, that might break my budget!!;-)

Luckily I have a few weeks to wait for my headers to come back from getting ceramic coated. That'll give me time to get the steering taken care of (and a bunch of other stuff).


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