Steering shaft assemblies from junkyard parts
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Here's how to build a complete steering shaft assembly from steering joints used on General Motors front-wheel-drive cars, and Chevy Astro Vans. All of the joints use the double D (DD) steering shafts and tubes. | Here's how to build a complete steering shaft assembly from steering joints used on General Motors front-wheel-drive cars, and Chevy Astro Vans. All of the joints use the double D (DD) steering shafts and tubes. | ||
| + | ==GM FWD and Chevy Astro Van steering joints== | ||
This one is from a fullsize FWD GM car. This half is attached on the column. | This one is from a fullsize FWD GM car. This half is attached on the column. | ||
[[Image:Fullsize_fwd_GM_steering_joint_half.jpg|frame|none|Steering joint from a FWD GM car.]] | [[Image:Fullsize_fwd_GM_steering_joint_half.jpg|frame|none|Steering joint from a FWD GM car.]] | ||
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[[Image:Steering_joint_through_firewall.jpg|frame|none|Male part of a steering joint intersecting a firewall through an exhaust pipe reducer.]] | [[Image:Steering_joint_through_firewall.jpg|frame|none|Male part of a steering joint intersecting a firewall through an exhaust pipe reducer.]] | ||
| − | This shows the complete setup. All that needs to be done is to weld or bolt the piece of pipe that holds the | + | This shows the complete setup. All that needs to be done is to weld or bolt the piece of pipe that holds the heim joint to the frame. The reason for the hiem joint is that the steering column bearing used on the outside of the firewall to help support everything isn't a snug fit, and this is one place that overkill is a good idea. |
[[Image:complete_steering_joint_assembly.jpg|frame|none|The finished steering shaft assembly.]] | [[Image:complete_steering_joint_assembly.jpg|frame|none|The finished steering shaft assembly.]] | ||
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