NZCOBRA Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 Doe's anyone know if the first knuckle joint out from the firewall or under the brake booster , is there a new rubber boot to buy for somewhere ? I think i tried a while back but had no luck .Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rembrant Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 Doe's anyone know if the first knuckle joint out from the firewall or under the brake booster , is there a new rubber boot to buy for somewhere ? I think i tried a while back but had no luck .Cheers No sir, there is not, not that I'm aware of at least. Lots of people have been looking for them too. (Are you taking notes Keith???...lol.) I replaced my steering shaft with a used one from a 1987-1991 Bricknose pickup. They had a dry upper joint and the lower rag joint is a bonded/molded rubber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 Doe's anyone know if the first knuckle joint out from the firewall or under the brake booster , is there a new rubber boot to buy for somewhere ? I think i tried a while back but had no luck .Cheers No sir, there is not, not that I'm aware of at least. Lots of people have been looking for them too. (Are you taking notes Keith???...lol.) I replaced my steering shaft with a used one from a 1987-1991 Bricknose pickup. They had a dry upper joint and the lower rag joint is a bonded/molded rubber. Cory - This is going to sound strange coming from me, but do you have a part number for that? (Yes, I can look it up if you don't have it, but wanted to make sure.) But I have turned this place upside down and cannot find the shaft that was on Big Blue, so I'm going to replace it with one of the later ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rembrant Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 Cory - This is going to sound strange coming from me, but do you have a part number for that? (Yes, I can look it up if you don't have it, but wanted to make sure.) But I have turned this place upside down and cannot find the shaft that was on Big Blue, so I'm going to replace it with one of the later ones. Gary, No sir, I do not. I bought the one I have from Steve83 a while back for $15, along with a bunch of other parts. They are really hard to find around here...and when you do find one it's usually too rusty to even remove (or use, for that matter). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 Gary, No sir, I do not. I bought the one I have from Steve83 a while back for $15, along with a bunch of other parts. They are really hard to find around here...and when you do find one it's usually too rusty to even remove (or use, for that matter). Ok, thanks. I'll see what I can find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZCOBRA Posted May 4, 2020 Author Share Posted May 4, 2020 Ok, thanks. I'll see what I can find. So is the later model one a direct fit ? good to know , otherwise i was thinking to machine a small ring with little rounded steps each end and tack it on with 4 tacks back fill any gaps with some sealant and find a small CV joint or motorcycle gator or steering rack boot , to fit . Do you guys have to get your vehicles checked , i:e we have a warrant of fitness 6 monthly for most older vehicles Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rembrant Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 So is the later model one a direct fit ? good to know , otherwise i was thinking to machine a small ring with little rounded steps each end and tack it on with 4 tacks back fill any gaps with some sealant and find a small CV joint or motorcycle gator or steering rack boot , to fit . Do you guys have to get your vehicles checked , i:e we have a warrant of fitness 6 monthly for most older vehicles Cheers Yes, the 1987-1991 shaft is a direct fit. I have one on my '84, and a friend of mine has one on his as well. That upper rubber boot fails eventually, and there are no replacements for them currently. Borgeson is a common shaft guys use, but they are fairly expensive. https://www.borgeson.com/xcart/home.php?cat=46 For fixing the stock 1980-1986 shaft, I was thinking of making something out of a shock boot...or a boot off the end of a steering rack. It would just need to be fixed on there somehow. They check vehicles here...sort of a mechanical fitness test. They don't specifically check things like steering shafts, but if they happened to notice one with a torn boot they'd say something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClayJ Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 Mine is cracked as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rembrant Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 Mine is cracked as well. Hard time these days finding one that isn't cracked... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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