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    70 e-body how long is the steering shaft?
    « on: March 18, 2009 - 04:06:15 PM »
    How long is the 70 e-body drive shaft? Mine is 38 and 1/2". Has mine colapsed a little? The reason I'm asking cause  I can't get me steering colunm installed do to it beeing to short to reash the steering gear box. This problem came after I restored the steering colunm.


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    Re: 70 e-body how long is the steering shaft?
    « Reply #1 on: March 18, 2009 - 05:29:28 PM »
    I couldn't get that exact measurement but from the base of the crush can to the tip of the shaft was 40", and to the top of the crush can I get 45".

    Hope this helps I believe there are some plastic roll pins in there that allow the column to collapse in an accident.

    Tom

    BTW where did you get the gaskets etc?
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    Re: 70 e-body how long is the steering shaft?
    « Reply #2 on: March 18, 2009 - 05:36:38 PM »
    Power steering shaft is about 40.5 inches from the threaded end to center of the dowel pin, manual steering is about 43.5
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    Re: 70 e-body how long is the steering shaft?
    « Reply #3 on: March 18, 2009 - 05:41:32 PM »
    Quote from: 72challorange on March 18, 2009 - 05:29:28 PM
    BTW where did you get the gaskets etc?

    Got the gaske etc on eBay over time...


    Quote from: sixpakchallenger on March 18, 2009 - 05:36:38 PM
    Power steering shaft is about 40.5 inches from the threaded end to center of the dowel pin, manual steering is about 43.5

    So that means mine is 2 inch to short...  So my steering shaft must have collaps then. I'm missing one of the roll pins as fare as I can see.

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    Re: 70 e-body how long is the steering shaft?
    « Reply #4 on: March 18, 2009 - 06:35:16 PM »
    Upper shaft is 13.3/4" and lower shaft is 24" = 37.3/4" So that mean mine has collaps? It looks liek one pine is missing. But it looks like one is there tough or is this somting else?
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    Re: 70 e-body how long is the steering shaft?
    « Reply #5 on: March 18, 2009 - 06:51:18 PM »
    They are not pins, its where the plastic was injected.
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    Re: 70 e-body how long is the steering shaft?
    « Reply #6 on: March 21, 2009 - 06:00:04 AM »
    Quote from: sixpakchallenger on March 18, 2009 - 06:51:18 PM
    They are not pins, its where the plastic was injected.

    OK  :thumbsup:
    I guess i have to pull mine apart. how do I set it back together again?
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