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Old 26th July 2012, 04:39 PM
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Hi Sylvain

Nothing wrong with you english at all, it's very good.

The rubber damper is a kind of Universal joint & was used buy Ford as an alternative to the traditional type of Universal joint.

looking at your picture ( 3rd one )

If you were to connect that rubber damper directly to the rack & leave the UJ at the bulkhead then connect the Two by means of a solid shaft, that should be all that's needed to give you a workable steering shaft.

On the other hand, if you were to add an extra flexible component mid shaft, it would then need some additional support.

Rally design do a universal joint to replace the original Sierra Rubber one. ( As shown in AshG's picture )

I would take a picture of my set up but unfortunately it is under covers at the moment.

Hope that helps.
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