> Part of the goal is to make towing difficult with the wheel locked.

Good point!

I spent a LOT of time adjusting, fiddling making sure the parts were
aligned. On this particular part, it appears that the u joint bolt
holes, thus bolt, were too close to the milled slot on steering shaft
and continuous groove at rack shaft.

direct links to images showing issue:

new u joint, bolt in

https://tinyurl.com/y2hqezwc

old u joint, bolt in

https://tinyurl.com/y6jxvcvm

amount of material removed by manufacturer at bolt hole new u joint

https://tinyurl.com/y5bw3xqc

same for old u joint

https://tinyurl.com/y499bnyx

To allow each bolt to fit as "tight" as possible to rack and steering
shafts, at u joint end that fits to rack, I filed the bolt holes to
allow the bolt to sit further away from (fit to) the continuous groove
on the shaft. At splined end of steering shaft, I filed off a tiny bit
of metal at the milled slot on shaft to allow room for the bolt.

This was not an ideal solution and I'm seriously considering sourcing
a good used steering shaft and new U joint though I'm quite sure the
parts would hold as-is. But.... they have to be absolutely correct!

Neil.

On 7/21/19, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote:

> So far that is one part that has been very consistent. Check that the
> coupling is actually in the correct location. Tap it around to make sure it
> is where it belongs and the bolt will slide in easily. This is also a good
> time to make sure the steering wheel position is correct is correct. Count
> turns and measure the rack to get the wheel centered. When locked by the
> ignition lock the wheel spokes should be near 10-2 o'clock, not straight
> ahead.  Part of the goal is to make towing difficult with the wheel locked.
>
>
> Dennis
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Neil N
> Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2019 12:04 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: JP Group Power Steering U Joint Fitment Issues?

> Looking on the internet, it seems that various vendors all sell the JP Group
> universal joint.
>
> While installing this part, has anyone run into fit issue where the cross
> bolt will not fit or is a very tight fit? i.e. bolt threads get damaged
> while pushing the bolt through?

-- 
Neil n

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