Author Topic: Steering shaft- box coupler  (Read 1301 times)

Tower Rat 95B

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Steering shaft- box coupler
« on: June 06, 2008 - 09:22:43 PM »
 Is there an after market  steering shaft coupler?  The stock coupler is a pia ,never seems to fit together properly and also the tube headers heat up the rubber seal and distort it..........    The stock coupler seems like a bad design to me,looking for a better way.




Offline 500Stroker

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Re: Steering shaft- box coupler
« Reply #1 on: June 06, 2008 - 10:47:37 PM »
Flaming River makes them.  Summit and Mancini sell em.  Not cheap.  About 150.00 or 160.00 each.  Different part numbers for manual and power steering.

Offline matt63

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Re: Steering shaft- box coupler
« Reply #2 on: June 06, 2008 - 10:50:02 PM »
You could upgrade to a tubular front end w/rack and pinion steering for $3500  ;D or just use some water pump pliers so you can squeeze the tabs on both sides of the cap at the same time.  This seems to work for me.
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Offline mikerallye

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Re: Steering shaft- box coupler
« Reply #3 on: June 06, 2008 - 11:00:12 PM »
Yeah, mine just flop around too. Will it eventually seperate and cause loss of steering?  :clueless:

Offline highspeeddirt

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Re: Steering shaft- box coupler
« Reply #4 on: June 06, 2008 - 11:25:07 PM »
I had one on an old truck come apart on me and across the ditch and through the fence i went. At 2 in the morning at least no one else was on the road for me to hit.


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Re: Steering shaft- box coupler
« Reply #5 on: June 07, 2008 - 06:55:27 AM »

 Thanks,,,,, I checked Mancicni and they have replacement conversion adapters I just want a manual colum  to manual box adapter.........  btw I have several times had the thing installed right but between the heat from the headers and the slightly excess play the the oem coupling put in to the steering  imop its bad engineering and just a pia......   

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Re: Steering shaft- box coupler
« Reply #6 on: June 07, 2008 - 09:06:27 AM »
here's the one you want.  http://chucker54.stores.yahoo.net/mouadma.html


Mopar U-joint adapter Manual

This adapter is ideal for picking up header clearance by eliminating the old rag joint with your stock power box. Electroless nickel plated for corrosion resistance. The length is 4 1/2 inches so it cannot be used for power to manual conversion, but is the easiest installation for your existing setup.