Well Trail tough may have just lost any future business from me. Sorry LocJaw.
I called because I know they have rag joint eliminators and got the run around.
They do have them but will not sell them separate.
WHAT DO PEOPLE DO WHO WANT TO GET RID OF THE RAG JOINT.
GRRRRRR.

Any way before I go to hacking up my steering shaft.
Does anyone know where to buy a rag joint eliminator?
found a write up on izook about one that petroworks sold but I don't see it on the web site anymore.

sorry to hear that :'( i guess he must only sell them in his p/s conv kit  i would think that money is money but it's not my business so........
just keep in mind that his products are well made and comparitively priced  dont hold one thing against him
jason

Salvage a Track/Kick steering shaft,
they have U-joints on both ends

Wild

Man I just took off the rag joint turned the steering wheel 90 deg. and bolted the two shafts together with out it,done this to a couple of rigs.

Got any pictures of this??
I was just thinking of machining a piece of plate to work.

Petroworks still sells the rag joint eliminator but it's $120

I may get another samurai shaft from some where get some tube cut the end off the Samurai shaft, cut the end off the sidekick shaft weld them together, grumble, grumble.

mine with the p.s. has the top shaft from the sammie with the plastic part broke loose so it will slide in and out,the bottom shaft has a u joint that bolts to the steering box on one end and has a short shaft with the two ears on it for the rag joint, they are lined up with the ears on the sammie shaft and have two small bolts through them,no rag joint, thats it. what ya got?

Well what I am trying to accomplish is power assist steering from a sidekick in my sammy.
Got the power steering pump, box and canister from locjaw with a sidekick steering shaft.

got the kit from sky's thinking that I could just extend the side kick steering shaft out.
No luck on that well then I thought I would call trail tough and buy the rag joint eliminator (rant about that already, what do they do when someone breaks one and needs a replacement?)
anyway. I'm just trying to figure out what to do. Maybe calmini will sell theirs separate from the kit.
well it's time for bed I'll look at this tomorrow.

this is the best i can do for you




hope this helps and good luck
jason

i think he sacrifices a flange from a doner samuri and welds it to the top side of the universal joint
jason

damn digi camera focusing on the background, sorry

it's really easy to do.  I've built about 3 of them so far.  If you can't weld, or don't have access to a welder, a buddy of mine used some JB weld on his and it's still holding just fine.

If you can't weld, or don't have access to a welder,
a buddy of mine used some JB weld on his and it's still holding just fine.

 

I'm sorry, JB Weld and Steering should never be used in the
same sentence, JB Weld is not a substitute for a real weld, I
would never use JB Weld (Epoxy Resins) for a safety related item

Wild

it's really easy to do.  I've built about 3 of them so far.  If you can't weld, or don't have access to a welder, a buddy of mine used some JB weld on his and it's still holding just fine.

mmmmmmmm k  , i dont think so. not on any car of mine!

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If you can't weld, or don't have access to a welder,
a buddy of mine used some JB weld on his and it's still holding just fine.

 

I'm sorry, JB Weld and Steering should never be used in the
same sentence, JB Weld is not a substiute for a real weld, I
would never use JB Weld (Epoxy Resins) for a safety related item

Wild

No way I'd trust my life (or the lives of others) to JB weld ... that's just plain STUPID.

I'd pay to have it welded first sorry there.  I'm thinking that my plate idea might work. Sort of a rag joint only in metal.

Sorry if I didn't post clearly..he's using the JB Weld where the factory plastic piece is that holds the shafts and lets it slide together. (drilled it out to make his new steering).  One side is Factory welded, the other slides in and out to make it easy to remove the steering link if he ever needs to.
It's 100% Safe, I assure you, there's no possable way for it to come loose, or slide apart with 2 U-joints at each end.  It's not a road rig, so no worries about it comming apart and killing someone on the highway.
Mine is welded (so you all can breath easier) and it's been a great little mod on my sami.