Loose steering

[Birth]

Kryton, how much for your I6 one mate?

[hales231271]

The I6 intermediate will work no problems.
The V8 unit has a collet welded on the shaft to accept the V8 heat
Shielding .
I have used I6 units on the V8 and adapted heat shield using a press collar.
I6 units are dime a dozen at the wreckers and seem not to fail as the V8
Unit due to exhaust heat.
Easy to find a good I6 intermediate unit for a cheap price.
Cheers
Dazza

[b2tf]

Originally Posted by Birth

B2tf, did you find your V8 shaft in the shed? Thanks, Ben

Apologies for the delay in reply, couldnt find it. I had a big cleanout a few weeks back and it must have gone with it.

[Kryton]

Originally Posted by Birth

Kryton, how much for your I6 one mate?

$40 if you want it.
That includes the shaft and Uni joint as well.
PM me if interested.

[ZC Burgundy]

Originally Posted by Mechan1k

I am with Hales .... I had the same issue.
There is a bush with a pin through in ... and that bush gets that worn it cause so much play in it.

I got a replacement intermediate shaft from a wreckers in good condition ... for $70. from memory I got mine from FTG.

Fixed my issues perfectly.

Originally Posted by mik

there is an adjustment that pushes the rack shaft against the pinion , but from what i`ve seen of my own rack they don`t seem to go out of adjustment much, the thing i think that wears mostly on these racks is the inner ball joints and the o rings at the sealing ends of the rack, see if i can get a decent pic size up of the main workings.

Can the pin be welded?
i'm guessing the bush is there to dampen the steering..

[ZC Burgundy]

Originally Posted by hales231271

The play is usually caused by the intermediate shaft on the AUs.
Connects to steering rack.
Try this.

With vehicle stationary and not running grab the steering shaft in the engine bay and turn with your hands (just above the universal joint).Make sure the ignition lock is not on.
You may feel the "play" in the intermediate shaft.
They wear in the shaft pin.

Picture is from my worn out V8 intermediate shaft.I6 same but with smaller colller.
image

Rgds
Dazza

Can the pin be welded?

[NCII40]

Originally Posted by Kryton

So it turns out it isnt the uni joint after all.
The bolt that holds the column to the uni joint had fallen out at some point which is where the play was.
Put in another bolt and its all good.

Got any pics ? or a guide where to look for the missing bolt


Cheers

[NCII40]

True, Six and Eight is same Intermediate Shaft


The only difference is the V8 Intermediate Shaft has a welded on collar, bigger Bell and Heat shield Foil wrapped around it from the Factory



Slide off the Heat Shielding Foil and Grind off the welds that hold the collar on and bigger bell in place on the V8 Intermediate Shaft, and it will slide straight off



Slide on the Collar and Bigger Bell onto the 6 Intermediate Shaft and tack weld that on


Take note of the position from the V8 Intermediate Shaft, mine was 210mm down to the top of the bell


Slide back over the heat shielding Foil and your ready to go

[NCII40]

Visual only on what they look like, left is what a 6 Cycl looks like and Right is what a V8 looks like



The V8 on the right has the larger bell and foil


the pic is fully converted, you can see where i have ground off the welds on the one on the left and swapped over the heat shielding and quick coat of paint black to protect the spot welds,


i just use a mig, arc welder would be maybe be fine, not sure