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it Is an expensive shaft to screw up, it takes two minutes to make the cuts and then re-install the shaft once all the parts are in the truck
get it all in the truck before you cut it. Otherwise it is a guessing game
is column in truck? saw pics with it out.
If so install both ends with the shaft separated so you can lay them side by side and mark them. You cut them so that there is 4 to 6 inches of collapsibility.
you can judge how much to make it collapse by measuring how much your old one collapses. make...
I have a tilt from 87 burb, went fine. I had to tap it on at the column end and remove the set screws completely until installed. there is a hole In the column end, one set screw goes thought the hole if I remember correctly.
you have to trim both shaft sections to get the proper collapse...
http://www.borgeson.com/xcart/product.php?productid=1449&cat=34&page=1
you need to cut the two shaft sections correctly in order to get the proper fit. It is supposed to collapse on impact so the steering wheel does not kill you.
It is not a direct bolt in part, does have to be fit but can be...
they only last a few years in good condition with no slop,
They last forever with all the slop.
most of the time the steering slop is in the rag joint and not the box
get a non rag joint and you will know the difference.
save yourself time later, and get better steering. purchase a bourgeson steering shaft. replacement. It has all u joints, no rag joint. much better and last longer.
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