Steering column extension
 

I'm sure most of you are aware of how close the steering column is to the upright of the chassis near the steering rack. Anyway mine is very lightly touching and I don't really want to thin the metal of the extension and repositioning the upright is not really an option now with side panels, brakes, engine etc.

So I was wondering if it would work having a bearing positioned on the upright, but for this to work I would have to have 3 universal joints, one at the upper column, one just before the bearing on the upright and the one afterwards into the rack. Would this work - having 3 uj's or would it just try and twist about? Also I think i've heard that you have two uj's because they tend to have a 1/4 turn fast 1/4 turn slow and so on, so having two cancels each other out?

Thanks

I would think that you would need a bearing at either end of the middle shaft and this would prevent it twisting and as its fully supported you wouldnt get the fast then slow action.

Thanks ozzy will get the couplings and have a look.