steering shaft

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Originally Posted by BenBrooks

the main concern, like you, was what to do between the uj at the rack and the uj on the column. a quick measurement now shows 290mm from the two splines. though i do have a an adjustable slider section on the first uj which you can see in picture 3. but i didn't want to buy an extra shaft and cut it down and reweld it

If I understand you correctly, if you keep your column as it is on the pictures, and add a 290mm splined shaft to join the rack with a "Group4" UJ, you will have 3 UJ's in the system, and, as explained in the thread I mentioned, it is not good, unless you put an intermediate bearing on one of the 2 lower shafts. That was also my first idea, but I discovered it not a good option, see the discussion we have had on this page of the thread i already refereed too:
http://www.haynes.co.uk/forums/showt...?t=8089&page=2
The big round stiff rubber joint at the bottom of your column is considered as a UJ. So, if, as me, you want to avoid cutting the original shaft and welding an extension tube, you need to completely remove the part between your upper UJ and the lower big round stiff rubber UJ. And in that case, you'll need a custom made long splined shaft, as the one I'm looking for, the Sierra to Escort UJ + the group4 UJ.
I hope I understood you, and I'm clear enough in my explanations, but I'm not sure