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As I said in a previous thread, my rag joint is bad. When I turn the steering wheel you can feel and hear the rag joint clunk. I just ordered the unbalanced engineering rag joint eliminator. How should I go about pulling that joint apart to install my new one? Just drill out the rivets? Thanks guys.
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1997 Chevrolet Camaro
L26, Pacesetter headers, SLP cai, Centerforce DF clutch, Pro 5.0 shifter, UMI short stick, 1le driveline, J&M 35mm front swaybar, UMI lca's/phb/sfc's, KYB AGX shocks, Hotchkis stb. -
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Comes with install instuctions.
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I got my eliminator yesterday, it came faster than I expected. Ill install it later today, and try to post some pics for you guys. Well I was gonna try and do a write up on this, but I see there already is one.Last edited by espey_16; 06-17-2011, 12:51 PM.1997 Chevrolet Camaro
L26, Pacesetter headers, SLP cai, Centerforce DF clutch, Pro 5.0 shifter, UMI short stick, 1le driveline, J&M 35mm front swaybar, UMI lca's/phb/sfc's, KYB AGX shocks, Hotchkis stb.Comment
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I got the eliminator on finaly, what a PITA!!!!! I thought id be smart and just use a cut off tool and just cut into the rag joint to get the 4 rivets. Well that worked out fine, but the half that connects to the steering rack had 2 long stubs I had to get rid of. On the other half, the rivets fell out as soon as I seperated the 2 halfs. On the rack side I tried to pound out what was left of the rivets but they kept flairing out where I was hitting them. So I spent a couple hours in front of a little 6" bench grinder to get the stubs as close to flush as I could then I used a punch to knock them out of the linkage. I never want to do that again. Ill try to post the couple pics I was able to take when I can get by a computer.1997 Chevrolet Camaro
L26, Pacesetter headers, SLP cai, Centerforce DF clutch, Pro 5.0 shifter, UMI short stick, 1le driveline, J&M 35mm front swaybar, UMI lca's/phb/sfc's, KYB AGX shocks, Hotchkis stb.Comment
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did that fix your issue?Comment
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Oh yeah, it fixed it! I thought my steering was good before, even with a warn rag joint. But now its 100% better. The wheel is tight now, you can't wiggle it without turning the tires. My car dosnt have a mind of its own anymore too, quite often it would jerk one way or the other when it would catch an imperfection in the road. Now I have full control. Definatly a great mod even though installation was hell.1997 Chevrolet Camaro
L26, Pacesetter headers, SLP cai, Centerforce DF clutch, Pro 5.0 shifter, UMI short stick, 1le driveline, J&M 35mm front swaybar, UMI lca's/phb/sfc's, KYB AGX shocks, Hotchkis stb.Comment
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i need to do this, do you have a link to the kit you purchased?Comment
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Last edited by espey_16; 06-19-2011, 01:57 PM.1997 Chevrolet Camaro
L26, Pacesetter headers, SLP cai, Centerforce DF clutch, Pro 5.0 shifter, UMI short stick, 1le driveline, J&M 35mm front swaybar, UMI lca's/phb/sfc's, KYB AGX shocks, Hotchkis stb.Comment
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what kind of tools would I need? basic hand tools?Comment
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Yeah the nuts and bolts it comes with are 1/2", I used a 7/16" to get the steering shaft off. If you're gonna do it the way I did be careful not to cut or grind off any of the steering shaft. And when you go to seperate the 2 halfs, mark both sides that way it goes back together the way it came apart. If you don't your steering will be off.1997 Chevrolet Camaro
L26, Pacesetter headers, SLP cai, Centerforce DF clutch, Pro 5.0 shifter, UMI short stick, 1le driveline, J&M 35mm front swaybar, UMI lca's/phb/sfc's, KYB AGX shocks, Hotchkis stb.Comment
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