While taking care of some loose ends in our '94 this afternoon, I asked my wife to rock the wheel while looking underneath for the source of some growing steering play (it's really loose when cold, with a creak, but improves with heat).
I expected that the steering box would have a problem, but what I really found was that the coupler shaft between the firewall and the PS box is the real problem. It has a rubber bushing in the top joint that holds the joing to the square shaft, and that bushing is shot. Really shot. The rest of the steering linkage looks to be in decent shape.
I have a sinking suspicion that the bushing isn't replaceable by itself, and that the entire shaft is a dealer-only item. No luck on any of my usual on-line parts houses for this either.
Has anyone repaired one before, or am I just after an entire new $haft?
I expected that the steering box would have a problem, but what I really found was that the coupler shaft between the firewall and the PS box is the real problem. It has a rubber bushing in the top joint that holds the joing to the square shaft, and that bushing is shot. Really shot. The rest of the steering linkage looks to be in decent shape.
I have a sinking suspicion that the bushing isn't replaceable by itself, and that the entire shaft is a dealer-only item. No luck on any of my usual on-line parts houses for this either.
Has anyone repaired one before, or am I just after an entire new $haft?