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Originally Posted by TWOOD
Ok, guys.....I have inspected, measured, and disassembled the sterring shaft fro the column to the input shaft of the rack and pinion.
Here's what I have learned.
The lower U-joint needle bearings appear to be a bit sloppy.
The two yokes attached to the steering shaft are about 30°'s out of alignment (phase).
I understand they should be in line with each other.
Also, both u-joint are welded to the shaft. Flaming River says that u-joint should never be welded.
Probably will focus on the out of phase yokes and replace all from top to bottom.
Will then have the opportunity to create greater clearance between the shaft and the header, by going with a different configuration.
Plan to do a coupler off the input shaft, Shaft, U-Joint, Shaft, U-joint to column.
Should change clearance from 5/8" to better then 3".
Curious if all other Classic Roadsters were configured the same as mine, with only u-joint, shaft, u-joint connecting the column to the input shaft.
Thanks to every one for chiming in!
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TWOOD,
I am very happy you went this route and dug in to the root causes, especially since you're in the Cleveland Area and Flaming River is a short drive away from your home. They are very helpful and I was confident they could help you reconfigure correctly.
The thought of wrapping the shaft with heat tape made me nervous due to the potential for failure or binding at the worst possible time and potential catastrophic result. Good luck with the upgrade and if you ever need anything, reach out...I'm in Bay Village and have my CR1 completely down to the frame going through a upgrades and rebuild after initial build 27 years ago.