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Advice on steering column coupler?

koosh said:
Really appreciate everyones help…. Any idea what the “gap” should be, between the steering box shaft, and tge column shaft, so I’ll know if i can “uncollapse” the shaft it will be at proper length?
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If you just pull it well out, reinstall the coupler, shaft fully into the coupler and then put the column back in place... you'll probably have to push the column in a tad to get it back in the dash retainer plate and all will be good. Lots of guys driving around with the plastic shear pins gone in the shaft.
 
dadsbee said:
If you just pull it well out, reinstall the coupler, shaft fully into the coupler and then put the column back in place... you'll probably have to push the column in a tad to get it back in the dash retainer plate and all will be good. Lots of guys driving around with the plastic shear pins gone in the shaft.
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Ok, sounds good….tomorrow’s task. I still don’t know where these “plastic pins” are supposed to be!
 
From your pic the shoes and retainer popped off the pin.. they wear over time and will give you slop in the steering wheel. It's best to rebuild it with at least new shoes, retainer clip and seal. Be sure to pack full of grease and carefully bend tabs of cover on. Shoes and retainer circled

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68plymouth383 said:
From your pic the shoes and retainer popped off the pin.. they wear over time and will give you slop in the steering wheel. It's best to rebuild it with at least new shoes, retainer clip and seal. Be sure to pack full of grease and carefully bend tabs of cover on. Shoes and retainer circled

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Thanks I ordered new coupler with the newer style seal…fingers crossed!
 
koosh said:
Ok, sounds good….tomorrow’s task. I still don’t know where these “plastic pins” are supposed to be!
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Here is a picture. They are called “shear pins”. If I remember correctly, they’re just inside the “outer tube” you can see under the hood. You might (?) be able to see the edge of this transition???
As shown in the picture, the right side of the shaft goes “down” (ends up at the cross-pin near the coupler you’re also looking at). This lower section can slide up inside the upper section in a crash, breaking those two white plastic shear pins. You have to remove and rebuild the steering column to get to these. “Technically” you could just put Vice grips on your lower shaft and drive it downwards with a hammer until it slides down to the desired length (crude, but it would work). You’re at the correct length when the steering column is bolted up inside the car & the shaft reaches inside the coupler enough to hold the guts (“shoes”) inside & the coupler sticks down far enough that it locates well in the steering box and the securing pin at the bottom of the coupler is installed. You probably have about 1” to 1-1/2” total “slop to play with” up/down where everything connects well together
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PurpleBeeper said:
Here is a picture. They are called “shear pins”. If I remember correctly, they’re just inside the “outer tube” you can see under the hood. You might (?) be able to see the edge of this transition???
As shown in the picture, the right side of the shaft goes “down” (ends up at the cross-pin near the coupler you’re also looking at). This lower section can slide up inside the upper section in a crash, breaking those two white plastic shear pins. You have to remove and rebuild the steering column to get to these. “Technically” you could just put Vice grips on your lower shaft and drive it downwards with a hammer until it slides down to the desired length (crude, but it would work). You’re at the correct length when the steering column is bolted up inside the car & the shaft reaches inside the coupler enough to hold the guts (“shoes”) inside & the coupler sticks down far enough that it locates well in the steering box and the securing pin at the bottom of the coupler is installed. You probably have about 1” to 1-1/2” total “slop to play with” up/down where everything connects well together View attachment 1748926
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Thanks! A big help!
 
I rebuilt the couple with available kits then installed the Mopar “fix” for these things falling apart. Tight and secure! Two sizes of these I believe 3” / 3.5” so when buying check.

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PurpleBeeper said:
Here is a picture. They are called “shear pins”. If I remember correctly, they’re just inside the “outer tube” you can see under the hood. You might (?) be able to see the edge of this transition???
As shown in the picture, the right side of the shaft goes “down” (ends up at the cross-pin near the coupler you’re also looking at). This lower section can slide up inside the upper section in a crash, breaking those two white plastic shear pins. You have to remove and rebuild the steering column to get to these. “Technically” you could just put Vice grips on your lower shaft and drive it downwards with a hammer until it slides down to the desired length (crude, but it would work). You’re at the correct length when the steering column is bolted up inside the car & the shaft reaches inside the coupler enough to hold the guts (“shoes”) inside & the coupler sticks down far enough that it locates well in the steering box and the securing pin at the bottom of the coupler is installed. You probably have about 1” to 1-1/2” total “slop to play with” up/down
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PurpleBeeper said:
where everything connects well together View attachment 1748926
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That picture looks like the one I took in my parts shed and posted here awhile back.
 
MarPar said:
Yes it does. I posted it a few posts back
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I assume this can be installed once everything is back together? Or i would have to wait for reassembly until receiving this?
 
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koosh said:
I assume this can be installed once everything is back together? Or i would have to wait for reassembly until receiving this?
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This would be the last thing you do. Put everything back together in the car then put on the retainer on.

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Ok guys, got the new coupler in the mail… still have the original pin in the bottom of the steering shaft. Attached is a picture of the new coupler, however note it will only “get started “ onto the “H” shaped pieces with the clip. Will not go on any further? Is it supposed to be this hard going on? If i take the coupler in my hand, the H pieces with clip slide right into the coupler nice and smooth. Once on the shaft, NO GO!
I tried removing the clip, and it slides on smoothly? I tried the old clip, i trythe old H pieces…. Same results. Am i installing the H pieces 90 degrees off?
In one direction, they slide in with very little slop, turned 90 degrees and a lot of slop?
If any has pictures of correct assembly please post. I searched web for videos with no luck
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