Universal Joints

[cncfabs]

Originally Posted by rustic

Quick question on this steering shaft.

How much of the shaft is clamped in that pinch clamp, the one in the centre, mine from new looks less than 20 mm possibly 15mm it has never been touched since new, and I have always thought it was not enough, but 18 years later it's still fine..

So what is normal?

best regards,

Rustic

Yes its about 15-20 mm

[rustic]

Originally Posted by cncfabs

Yes its about 15-20 mm

Thanks for that, it's just that when I first saw it, the splines go a long way along the shaft.


Rustic

[Lazy-Ferret]

Originally Posted by cncfabs

Steering joint off terrano

Roughly how long is that assembly?

[geoffdown]

Originally Posted by Lazy-Ferret

Roughly how long is that assembly?

Measures the 1on ur t2

[rayf3262]

Just a thought.....
B&Q do a cheapo 12V cordless drill for £15.
Chuck the battery out, fit the drill on the mover shaft and remotely power it from caravan battery.

[Lazy-Ferret]

Originally Posted by geoffdown

Measures the 1on ur t2

Doh....
actually I did think of that, but it meant finding it and getting to it, where as CNCFABS already knows the answer to the question... Just saving the poor old back

Originally Posted by rayf3262

Just a thought.....
B&Q do a cheapo 12V cordless drill for £15.
Chuck the battery out, fit the drill on the mover shaft and remotely power it from caravan battery.

I like your thinking, but not sure it would save much work. The shaft is 16mm (ish) in diameter, so the chuck would not fit over it, so I would need to make up an adaptor to drop it to 10mm. After that, as it sits under the van, I would have to protect it from water etc.

Mind you if I cracked all that... 4 more of them, one on the back of each of the corner steadies, and you could build a self levelling system.... Hmmmmm