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Date:         Sun, 16 Nov 2008 12:51:58 -0800
Reply-To:     neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Re-use Used Steering Coupling Disks? (PICS)
Comments: To: Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <4d1b79350811161200x2453c420j7bd628f503f245fd@mail.gmail.com>
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Absolutely.

It took a "clank" (though only audible with wheels off the ground) to get me to look at these couplers. I'll be curious to see if either are near the tearing point.

The two at the transfer gear are easily overlooked for sure and on mine are *much* older looking than the one at the rack.

For me, this all speaks highly of checking the front end *at least* annually.

Neil.

On Sun, Nov 16, 2008 at 12:00 PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote: > My experience with these began when I turned around in a rough > gravelled parking lot and felt the wheel clunk and jerk in my hands. I > inspected the ball joints and indeed they needed to be replaced, which > I did. I still could feel that clunk. So I went into the steering, > thinking that I would see the same type of U-joints as used on my 90. > I found one joint wafer in good shape and the other nearly torn in > half. There's no telling what would have happened if I had not > inspected these things. If your steering isn't smooth, it's worth an > hour to inspect them. > > Jim

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