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Tight Steering Column Joint Sucess Posted by Roger D [Email] ![]() ![]() |
So I've been reading about this tight joint thing for years. Since I've Calif cars I thought I was immune to this dread disease. Recently I acquired a 93 na that came out of Washington and had a prior Utah history. Nice car but on my first drive the steering was awful. Wouldn't return to center which made control vague and imprecise. I'm thinking have I got the dread tight joint disease?
I pulled the lower column out and sure enough the lower swivel joint that connects to the steering rack had a very tight swivel. Oddly one shaft turned freely while the other was very tight. From reading old posts I dutifully got my heat gun and went at it. After a couple minutes the tight joint was loose. But alas as soon as it cooled it was right back to tight. I then cut off an aluminum can and put the joint in Marvel oil. After a week-still tight. After two weeks it was free at last!
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