Steering shaft play

Tim M

Tim M

PRESIDENT, Member # 015
GCC Member
Location
St. Charles
First Name
Tim
Last Name
Mauldin
I have the dreaded steering shaft play between the steering wheel and shaft through the bearing to the slip shaft behind the dash. On the last car, I drilled a hole through and bolted them together. I see on the FF forum, some are using set screws.

After the accident in 2021 and am inside out steering wheel, I'm not really concerned about the shaft collapsing or not. How have you all eliminated this?
 
I drilled and taped for set screws. I put 2 a couple inches apart of each other, on one side. Put them on the round side not the flat side.
 
Tony_G said:
I drilled and taped for set screws. I put 2 a couple inches apart of each other, on one side. Put them on the round side not the flat side.
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Everyone suggested flat side. Assume you separated the shafts of did it before putting it together?
 
Check the universal at the steering unit too. I checked mine a couple years ago and found one set screw missing and the other was loose. Bought a replacement and installed them both with blue loc-tite.
When I had my car apart last winter, I also had a little slop in the steering wheel and removed the steering cap (major PITA, used dental floss and a plastic trim removal tool!), the shaft nut was finger tight. Removed it an also applied blue loc-tite. My problem was solved.
 
Found the slop. Right past the bearing that has the Belleville washers at the shaft it slips in to
 
I just pulled the upper shaft and drilled and taped the tube in the foot box. Either side would probably work. My thinking on the round side is you are pushing the solid shaft into the hollow and being round they wedge together. Flat side is just pressure from set screws.
 
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