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71Ford100
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cdherman wrote:Yes, so long as they both WOULD catch if the rag was to fail. Those pins are not made to use long term, though lord knows many vehicles are driven that way. One the rag joint is running on the pins the steering is very sloppy, but still steerable.....
Thats exactly how this was it was riding on one pin and about half a thread of rubber! It catches on both pins and its temp until I get another big pin thanks for the response.
Lance Peters
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Oops double post
Lance Peters
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definately a rag joint, and definately a must to replace if you don't know if it was replaced before or not. Cheap insurance.
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