I know what a U-joint is, but I'm unclear about the rest. Could you expand
on all this: quick release hub, D shaft?
Sorry, My racer's steering wheel was trashed, and I couldn't locate an
adapter for a aftermarket wheel. So I used a quick release steering wheel
adapter that I was going to have welded to the stock column.( this allows the
wheel to be removed by pulling a pin )When I took the stock column to the
welding shop, someone said " Nice Spear ! " needless to say I thought I
better find a better way.
Went home and saw an ad for Bordeson universal joints which showed their
collapsible steering shaft ,called them and ordered a U-joint ,a collapsible
shaft and a piece of "double D" shafting ( flats on two sides of it's
length).
The U-joint mounts to the steering rack (splined one end) ,the
collapsible shaft (male DD end) mounts to the U-joint, and a double d shaft
mounts to the female end of the collapsible shaft.I had the quick release hub
weled to the end of the shaft to mount the steering wheel.
The double d shaft fits inside the original steering colunm
housing,Though I had bronze bushings installed instead of the original
canvas.There's was a little amount of flex in the column,so I fabricated an
aluminum lower mount for the housing.If I were using an original wheel or had
an adapter ,the stock column could of been cut to length,and filed to the
double d shape and pinned or taped and cross bolted together
M.Jeff Brabb
58 sprite
59 Sprite racer " Wee Beasty "
75 Midget
94 Datsun Q 45
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