Quapman had it spot on.
Some moron reassembled the dogs ion the coupler 180 degrees out.
...take a guess who that moron was.
I had read about marking the shaft etc to be sure the coupler and such went in right......and I did mark everything.....thing is, the thing I didnt pay attention to was the most important part.....marking the relationship between the shaft and the coupler.
DUH!!!!!!!
Well, when I saw what I did it hit me like a ton of bricks....
Took the column out, steering wheel and all and rotated the coupler 180 degrees.
NOW its right.
Problem is, I split the neck of the rubber sealing boot......
...when trying to clamp the metal retaining "ring" back down.....
...I also messed up my beatuful fresh paint on the coupler........bummer.
I am leaving it as-is for now.....its fine for now....will just watch the boot and make sure it doesnt get worse.....will get another kit and redo it a THIRD time to fix the boot. LOL
For now the steering column is solid, all play in the column itself that I had is gone, and the steering wheel is finally oriented properly and the signals cancel etc.
I do have to say I was able to remove, disassemble and reassemble that coupler MUCH faster this time around!
My word of advice to anyone reading this who has never done the jobe?
" The steering shaft , crush can, coupler and power steering pump stem all have master splines....the only thing you need to mark is the relationship of the coupler to the SHAFT! "
Thanks for the advice and help guys.
I am learing a lot as I go I guess.....have to admit its a blast even though I screwed up! Betcha I never make that particular mistake again though!
