Rag joint upgrade

[taylor27]

I have a 94 Ranger and have noticed the steering rag joint is getting in rough shape and cracking up..woundering if there is a way to upgrade to a U joint setup without too much work

 

[177CIOfPureLove]

Why not spend the $12 at most and replace the Rag Joint? Good for another 16 years.

 

[BONES]

Dont know about yours but mine is rivited in. not a simple unbolt and replace deal. Add that to the fact that I can't seem to seperate the column shaft from the rag yoke to remove the pieces to drill em out either.

 

[ecablarn]

^ same problem with mine, I would like to replace mine too. Anybody got ideas replacements??

 

[ecablarn]

Just found this, maybe a bit of work to replace. $35 for one rag joint 84-90 b2

http://broncograveyard.com/bronco/i-...rag-joint.html

 

[Snoranger]

One of the genI Explorers I stripped had a U-joint instead of the rag joint. I think it was the 91. That steering shaft is now on my 94 Explorer. If you can find one its should fit your Ranger without any modifying.

 

[doorgunner]

It would keep a lot of vibration out of the steering wheel if you put a new rag joint in....u-joints do the job, but the steering wheel lets you feel every crack in the highway...I removed my steering shaft---drilled out the rag=joint rivets...put a new rag in---bolted it in place with grade 8 bolts & lock nuts.

 

[bobbywalter]

replacing the rag joint is easy with a drill and or grinder.


i prefer modding and using the aerostar double u joint myself, it has a built in vibration dampner.

 

[doorgunner]

there ya go......a vibration dampening u-joint.......what are they gonna think up next.............

 

[Sasquatch_Ryda]

Hmm my 91 ranger also has the U joint steering shaft (no rag joint)