Interesting approach and very different to what I've ended up with. 
Hot drivers feet? This may be your fix.
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2 years and 2 months later and mine is gone. Oh well. Probably worse on the 3FE Cruiser’s with the exhaust being right there.
Mine (96 FZJ) only lasted a couple years as well. IMO, there needs to be more support in the intermediate shaft system, which would take a lot of load and movement away from the seal and help it last much longer.
so has anyone found a way to deal with the broken seal if you have a body lift? My 80 came with one and I don’t see a way to fit
With a body lift, the angle of the shaft will be changed and the axis of it will become a lot closer to the bottom of the hole in the metal plate that the 'seal' fits into. That might be why you have trouble getting a replacement seal to work. This was a pic of my 80's steering shaft not long after I got the vehicle and while I've got the flex coupler removed here, this is basically what's happening with the shaft when a body lift is fitted:
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The removable plate doesn't provide much up/down adjustment range for the fitting of the seal piece.
Craig.
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The removable plate doesn't provide much up/down adjustment range for the fitting of the seal piece.
Craig.
I’ve thought about taking the old one out and pouring flexseal over it and cutting a new hole relative to the shafts new position. Might be worth a shot if there is no fix.With a body lift, the angle of the shaft will be changed and the axis of it will become a lot closer to the bottom of the hole in the metal plate that the 'seal' fits into. That might be why you have trouble getting a replacement seal to work. This was a pic of my 80's steering shaft not long after I got the vehicle and while I've got the flex coupler removed here, this is basically what's happening with the shaft when a body lift is fitted:
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The removable plate doesn't provide much up/down adjustment range for the fitting of the seal piece.
Craig.
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I just got finished with this tonight. I installed the bryke support bearing instead of the oem seal. Except for grinding the mounting plate down to fit it was pretty easy.
I had been chasing a “clunk” for almost three months thinking it was suspension related. Ended up being loose set screws on the support bearing. If you have the same issue might want to check yours.
I got a 2.5" body lift and I think I just realized the source of the small clunk I get in the drivers floor board and gas pedal that is noticeably worse in cold weather. It is probably my steering shaft contacting the rubber. When it is hot outside the rubber probably flexes and makes no clunk but when it's cold and hard then I get the clunk....... I finally figured it out, now that I have replaced every bushing in the suspension lolWith a body lift, the angle of the shaft will be changed and the axis of it will become a lot closer to the bottom of the hole in the metal plate that the 'seal' fits into. That might be why you have trouble getting a replacement seal to work. This was a pic of my 80's steering shaft not long after I got the vehicle and while I've got the flex coupler removed here, this is basically what's happening with the shaft when a body lift is fitted:
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The removable plate doesn't provide much up/down adjustment range for the fitting of the seal piece.
Craig.
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Good instructions overall, thanks to LCP. What I would add is that the splined column has a notch at the top so that the bolt in the splined bracket can go through without catching the splines with the bolt threads. If you catch the splines with the bolt threads it will ruin your bolt. Ask me how I know!
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Used to live there! Haven't logged on for a while, not any more. But my truck has a CH sticker on it now.
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Beautiful Kanton!
Thanks for the write-up! Always fun to contort under the dash...
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Had to track down my post to see when I did this. October 2016. Checked it a few weeks ago and it's thoroughly destroyed. Kind of a waste. Might have to try one of the bearing fixes next. My steering shaft is also way off to the left of center of the gasket, so maybe that's why.
Would be nice if the 3D printing people @Outsane could make an adjustable mount that would allow minor adjustments so the gasket could be centered around wherever the steering shaft likes to be.
I need to do this either way. Necessary every 15-20 years.
I need to do this either way. Necessary every 15-20 years.
@rolliges i have to do the same maintenance, once i get the old part i can work on a fix.
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The holes are actually considerably larger, allowing a LARGE amount of adjustment. The steering shafts we’ve seen don’t rotate around the center of the shaft, more like rotating around some point alongside that. That is most likely what causes the wear.