<VV> (LM steering joints)

[tkalp at cox.net]

Chris,  what I think you are calling a "cover", I call the cup, that is 
the metal part that the blocks and a lot of grease ride in.  The one's I 
have taken apart also have a rubber boot (sort of like the accelerator 
boot) that come in from the open end of the cup, is held in by an 
internal C clip and seals around the steering shaft to keep the grease 
in and dirt out.  Is that perhaps the part that was "replaced" with 
black tape?  Vega's share the same type of joint and the boot will 
interchange on the Corvair . . . (like Vega parts are any easier to 
find).

Hope that helps.

tkalp
wichita, ks


On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 12:44 PM, chris mann wrote:

> when i bought my 69 monza it came to me without a steering wheel, 
> steering columns and steering box.
> The PO decided he did not want to me have the telescopic :-(
> I have since retrieved one (non-telescopic) and am attempting to 
> reassembly the shaft to the "knuckle" and the steering box.
> On my other 69 (as I use it for visual reference) there is some black 
> tape wrapping the "knuckle".
> The "knuckle" is the metal cover that protects the bearing blocks and 
> spring with grease.
> What kind of black tape or mastic should I consider? Have referenced 
> the vendors and found nothing suggested/offered?
> -chris mann
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