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Technical => Driveline => Topic started by: Postie Bob on July 03, 2014, 02:39:28 PM

Title: Steering universal joint
Post by: Postie Bob on July 03, 2014, 02:39:28 PM

The universal at the bottom of my steering shaft ( not the rubber thingy ) is buggered .  Is a replacement available ?
Cheers, Bob.

Title: Re: Steering universal joint
Post by: rumax on July 03, 2014, 06:39:59 PM

I'm sure I can help you there Bob..... Just ring before your down next.
Cheers
Russell

Title: Re: Steering universal joint
Post by: taggraphx on July 03, 2014, 07:06:03 PM

There is a post on here somewhere with a part number, I went to a bearing place and they got one in for me, cost about $25, but you have to get the groves machined in for the spring clips, I also got needle roller bearing for the lower part of the shaft, instead of the nylon bush, no play at all in the steering now

Cheers
Graham

Title: Re: Steering universal joint
Post by: Hobbit on July 03, 2014, 08:14:51 PM

Hope you get that sorted out, Bob.  :)

Here's a bit of 'back in the day' trivia :
Many months after buying my Beddie, in '78, GMH sent me a new Steering Uni, with a letter instructing me to take my van to the
Holden dealer to change the uni over. I guess there must have been some potentially dangerous ones fitted at the time.  :o
How about that? a CF Bedford recall. I have sometimes wondered if all the dodgy ones were replaced.

Photo courtesy of Johnno.

Title: Re: Steering universal joint
Post by: Postie Bob on July 04, 2014, 11:46:14 AM

Thanks for the replies fella`s .
Will be in touch Russell .
Is it much of a drama to replace ?