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Old 10-20-2012, 10:29 AM
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Any you guys replaced the steering shaft coupler with the updated design?
I do get a little steering rattle on some bumps and it would be nice to tighten that up. Problem is, it's 200 bucks, I'd hate to spend that, if it wasn't a dramatic improvement.
The easiest, cheapest place I could find it was on eBay.
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Is that the rattle i been hearing on mine? Ive only had the truck a month an havent gotten around to pin pointing where its coming from... Is this a safety issue at all?
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It's not a safety concern. The new one is bigger and stronger that's all.
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I need to find a way to pin point my rattle kinda think it is the steering though now
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It's a pretty easy upgrade. I'm surprised nobody has done it.
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Originally Posted by masitile
It's a pretty easy upgrade. I'm surprised nobody has done it.
How much is the new type? Or is there a free way to do this easy upgrade?
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Originally Posted by ford lover 07

How much is the new type? Or is there a free way to do this easy upgrade?
I'm on my phone, but search eBay for "lower steering shaft coupler" A couple distributors (tasca) have it for $204.00.


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