whoever thought of using an XJ shaft on our trucks is a genius.

[01maroonz71]

i just did this mod and it helped ALOT in the steering department! the shaft cost me 20bucks plus a 2dollar core at the local yard and took me like 20minutes to pull. the install went great, had to grind a tad on the upper part to get the bolt to clear(no biggie) but after about 30minutes in my dads driveway i had her on...wen't for the test drive and DAMN!!!! i was amazed how much it helped. and now the steering wheel is straight when im drivng down the road. yippie.

if anyone is thinking of doing this mod. DO IT. it's 20bucks well spent.

thanks RICK88BLAZE for your awesome write up on the swap.

oh yeah, and on a side note....my damn rag joint old shaft POS had like an inch of movement in every direction. once removed, at the top(near firewall) where the grease was leaking out everywhere, it just fell apart and seperated. that would have been a disaster on the street!!!!

 

[Randy92782]

i've heard about this and was kinda wonderin about this thread. have it handy? i can't seem to find it

 

[01maroonz71]

sure do...here you go....http://coloradok5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=169874

 

[Randy92782]

thanks man

 

[01maroonz71]

anytime. i should note that my shaft didn't have the two plastic holes that had to be drilled out. instead it had two pieces of plastic wrapped around the shaft in the bigger shaft. so not all shafts are the same. while at the yard, i noticed that there were many many different types of steering shafts on XJ's...i just picked the one i did b/c the drivers fender was gone...making it easier to access.

 

[thatK30guy]

Cheaper than getting Borgeson joints, eh?

 

[mrdrinksalil]

The shaft I got didn't have the plastic plugs in it either but some plastic wrap thing over the "slip" section of the shaft. Does your shaft "slip" easily? Mine is next to impossible to slide in an out. I'm thinking of taking the two halves of the slip section apart and doing a little grinding/sanding to make it slip better. Did anyone else have trouble adjusting for the proper length?

 

[THISISWEIRD]

I did with the one you have, but the other one I picked up is fine.

I occasionally worry about the safety of the steering shaft. I don't think it's a secure with the pins gone. What prevents it from slipping off should the bolt come loose on the steering column? I know the pins are there for accidents, but they do kept the shaft from compressing? Anyway, this is the stuff I think about going 50 on a mountain road while my kids are in the back.

 

[rhuarc31]

The plastic pins are there to keep it from collapsing under normal loads, but designed to break under sharp impact, keeping the steering column from crushing your chest. If you really want to break 'em loose, just hit the shaft for a few seconds with the big blue wrench, they're only plastic, doesn't take sh*t to melt them.

 

[01maroonz71]

yeah...i hit mine two plastic strap things with the dremel a tad bit to free it up sort of. mine still takes more to collapse it, but it doesn't slide freely at all. it takes some muscle...which is right where i wanted it.

 

[tumbleweed1002]

What year xj shaft did you use I'd like to make the swap for the burb.

 

[01maroonz71]

mine was out of a 92 XJ

 

[sarasotausmc]

The plastic pins are there to keep it from collapsing under normal loads, but designed to break under sharp impact, keeping the steering column from crushing your chest. If you really want to break 'em loose, just hit the shaft for a few seconds with the big blue wrench, they're only plastic, doesn't take sh*t to melt them.

Hit the shaft with a torch and melt the plastic down, pull the two parts apart and clean up whats left. I didn't measure how much travel it would have, but it's definitely enough not to have to worry about.

 

[SUPERSUB87]

mine was out of a 92 XJ

$20 to fix my damn steering from swaying left to right? im in

 

[mrdrinksalil]

I'm going to have to heat mine up and pull it apart with the winch. It doesn't slip well, even putting it in the vice and using a punch.

 

[desertrat67]

I first heard about this mod a few months after I spent the 185 bucks on a Borgeson shaft. I am happy with the Borgeson unit, but not happy with the price difference.