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Originally Posted by pjmoreland
I wonder if that's a concept that was left over from '67 & '68 when the steering column shaft was one solid rod without a collapsible pivot. In that case, the distance from the steering shaft flange to the gearbox would be dictated by where the column housing was positioned in the clamps that secure it to the firewall and pedal assembly. Since the collapsible pivot in your column provides compliance, the rag joint will just float into a nice neutral position, assuming you don't have your column extremely out of position.
In my '68, I tighten the rag joint before I clamp down the column.
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Could be. I'm working on a 71 and it's a 71 service manual, though they do show a different intermediate shaft in some image, can't really say more than that.
Agree, I'm going to torque the rag joint down, near as I can tell good N tight, and then move up to the pot joint. Boy without the manual I'd be lost, there's a specific way and spec. for installing the pot joint. The preload spring should be compressed to .50" +/- .04, in the case of this 71.