Steering shaft issue
11-15-2018, 07:42 PM
Post: #11
Steering shaft issue
You can drill a small hole in the thick side of the bush and use a grub screw to hold the insert.

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11-16-2018, 06:24 PM (This post was last modified: 11-16-2018 07:28 PM by Ryo.)
Post: #12
Steering shaft issue
The idea is good but i doubt it will withstand the drilling those bushings seems fragile i already tested i tried to melt one broken in order to weld another as i have 3 shafts but none is complete the other two i dismantled few years back. Yes stupid i know that i figured now that this part should be not dismantled. Looking more on the bushing place on the shaft you can notice it its like U shaped i think if they factory sealed this two points they used liquid like silon. As the material was sticking outsie the holes on the main shaft where they a are bind together the holes are 2mm in diameter only.


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11-16-2018, 11:23 PM
Post: #13
Steering shaft issue
When you assemble the hollow shaft and the solid shaft together,
does not the nylon ring stay in the groove even if it is broken ? If
the nylon ring stays in the groove (held/trapped in position between
the two shafts) then it should work just the same... hmm ?

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11-17-2018, 01:22 PM (This post was last modified: 11-17-2018 01:23 PM by totta Crolla.)
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(11-16-2018 11:23 PM)jondee86 Wrote:  When you assemble the hollow shaft and the solid shaft together,
does not the nylon ring stay in the groove even if it is broken ? If
the nylon ring stays in the groove (held/trapped in position between
the two shafts) then it should work just the same... hmm ?

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I guess the question is whether the bushes transfer any of the force between the 2 shafts and would you feel any slack in the column when driving ? I would say not, I would say the bushes are there to ensure the column could collapse even if it became corroded, something that you eluded to earlier. Wink

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11-17-2018, 04:08 PM (This post was last modified: 11-17-2018 04:09 PM by Ryo.)
Post: #15
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What about polyamide hot melt sticks i can use a glue gun and use the holes to fill it in so it will be like factory made. I am still not sure what type of sticks to use as there are many on market with different properties for the glue gun so they have the properties of original but i am sure they used the same holes and the very same application when they put it together i photoed in detail where you can see it. It was clearly not solid form before.


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11-19-2018, 09:52 AM
Post: #16
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That looks like it was cast in place to me indeed. In that case, try getting your hands on some ABS or Nylon 3dprinting filament.. takes a lot of heat (200+C) to get it flowing but with care you could probably get it to work..

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