[DeTomaso] Steering Shaft Slip Joint

[Art Stephens]

Good idea Tom!  Along the same lines,  I used a feeler gauge to find the 
tightest fit I could get.  I then just cut off part of that gauge,  shoved 
it in place and used electrical tape to make sure it didn't work itself out.

Art



----- Original Message ----- 
From: <tmshinro at aol.com>
To: <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 1:59 PM
Subject: [DeTomaso] Steering Shaft Slip Joint


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> I had some slop in my slip joint and I inserted a brass shim in the joint 
> to fill the void.  Went to a hobby store to get some brass sheet stock of 
> the needed thickness and cut out a piece to fit into the joint.  Was an 
> easy fix and it hasn't loosened up yet (23 years and counting)
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> Tom
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: MikeLDrew at aol.com
> To: hemipanter at hemipanter.se
> Cc: detomaso at realbig.com
> Sent: Wed, Mar 31, 2010 3:38 pm
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] need data on other cars re Hemmings article
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> In a message dated 3/31/10 13 24 25, hemipanter at hemipanter.se writes:
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>> Looks like a skrew blocking the deformation section of the steering axle?
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> http://www.poca.com/index.php/gallery/?g2_itemId=9220
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>>>>Yes--I had a ton of slop there, and Dennis Quella and other recommended
> using a bolt and nut arrangement to pinch the outer portion against the
> inner portion.   Unfortunately it's not as effective as I would have 
> hoped, plus
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> I've lost the ability of that piece to collapse in a front-end collision.
> I'm not overly concerned about that, since I wear five-point harnesses 
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> when I drive around the block.
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> However, I still have unwanted play in the slip joint; while the bolt did
> pull the center of the outer portion in, the corners are really where it 
> acts
> againt the inner piece, and they are still too far out.
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> There are various methods of dealing with that--Wilkinson to me to place
> the assembly in a 60-ton press and smash the flat sides flat (a 20-ton 
> press
> doesn't have enough oomph to do that job, as the pieces in question are
> extremely hard).   Another solution (I believe from Quella) would be to
> tack-weld
> the corners--making the unit rigid, but the welds weak enough to break in
> the event of a collision and still allow the unit to collapse.
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> I intend to deal with it in the next few months--one way or the other, 
> that
> bolt will be gone before long.
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> Mike
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