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Breaker! Breaker!
Got the truck aligned today after installing new balljoints and TRE's (minus the draglink). Other than finding a tire with a recently broken tread belt, we also found where all the play is coming from. Turns out the upper steering shaft (column side) no longer fits snug on the lower steering shaft.
The truck is a 90, but I have the junk 92 Bronco. I know the steering columns are completely different, but since it's on the other side of the county, I'm wondering if anyone here knows if it's possible/how difficult it would be to swap out the upper steering shaft. IE, 90 lower shaft and 92 upper shaft.
Can't recall for sure, but doesn't the 92-96 upper shaft attach to a square peg on the column and the 90 attaches to a round, splined shaft? I don't have any junkyards nearby to pull from, nor do i have the funds to pull one from a junkyard. Seems Borgenson's are cheaper than stock replacements, but I definitely don't have the cash for either of those.
Maybe I could get away with cutting the column side yoke/u-joint assembly off both shafts and welding the one from the 90 to the 92 shaft?
Thoughts?
The truck is a 90, but I have the junk 92 Bronco. I know the steering columns are completely different, but since it's on the other side of the county, I'm wondering if anyone here knows if it's possible/how difficult it would be to swap out the upper steering shaft. IE, 90 lower shaft and 92 upper shaft.
Can't recall for sure, but doesn't the 92-96 upper shaft attach to a square peg on the column and the 90 attaches to a round, splined shaft? I don't have any junkyards nearby to pull from, nor do i have the funds to pull one from a junkyard. Seems Borgenson's are cheaper than stock replacements, but I definitely don't have the cash for either of those.
Maybe I could get away with cutting the column side yoke/u-joint assembly off both shafts and welding the one from the 90 to the 92 shaft?
Thoughts?