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Shafted

Posted: Thu May 13, 2010 3:51 pm
by torqued
while im at work and thinking about it i have a problem

so i sold my spare steering box with out thinking and here is the problem i am having.

the the dash frame i have suits my collapsible steering shaft which bolts to the the dash frame i am using.
but this shaft has a uni at the bottom of it which somehow bolts to the steering box i sold.

the steering shaft that bolts to the steering box i have isn't a collapsible one but bolt directly to my current box
but does not bolt up to the dash frame that is in the car...

:strangle: :strangle: :strangle:

if this doesn't make sense ill post pics to make things clearer.

so in asking i want to know what i need to do to use the collapsible steering shaft with the uni joint on the bottom.

Re: Shafted

Posted: Thu May 13, 2010 5:36 pm
by 510BRE
hey adam yeah you lost me but am curious because i am lookin for this uj steering system less the box i have box already ..

Re: Shafted

Posted: Thu May 13, 2010 6:02 pm
by torqued
first of all found a pic of my car on the way home
DSC00152.JPG
Hay buddy.
510BRE wrote:hey adam yeah you lost me but am curious because i am lookin for this uj steering system less the box i have box already ..
really? lame made sense to me :poke:
so this is the rubber noise damper thats at the end of it. a uni joint with a male spine attaches to it (which is the part im missing)
uni1.JPG
uni.JPG
this is the gap i have using the normal 510 shaft/box assembley
mount gap.JPG
and this is the mounting point on the shaft i want to use
shaftmout.JPG

Re: Shafted

Posted: Thu May 13, 2010 6:20 pm
by 510BRE
hm are you shore this came out off a 1600 ? the bracket on the shaft that bolts to dash looks unfamilar the amount off wires off your indicater stalk is alot and i have a different uj on my l/h 1600 i thought this side off the world didnt have colapseable steering ........my l/h has got it .... the male part you need is the steering box ......

Re: Shafted

Posted: Thu May 13, 2010 6:23 pm
by Bartman
maybe ask martin what he used? I know that overseas cars were big on collapsable comlumns. Wals two door has one too.

Re: Shafted

Posted: Thu May 13, 2010 6:41 pm
by torqued
the collaspable part is from the datsun i got from the 510 i brought off maldat so i know 100% it bolts up fine. i just sold the box without thinking
to help someone out who i have lost contact with

Re: Shafted

Posted: Fri May 14, 2010 7:03 am
by mint16
adam, ive got what you need i think, i know what box its in too.
we can check it out sat.

Re: Shafted

Posted: Fri May 14, 2010 7:51 am
by torqued
:highfive: fucking awesome mate. shouldve asked you first in hindsight

Re: Shafted

Posted: Fri May 14, 2010 5:00 pm
by Bartman
Are 180b steering boxes the same as 1600 ones? I know someone who wants a death spear 180B box.

Re: Shafted

Posted: Fri May 14, 2010 5:09 pm
by torqued
i got two death spears so if he has one i want we could do a swap