# Steering column u-joint

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/steering-column-u-joint/124649>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** chevrolet, equinox\
**Created:** [September 9, 2018, 1:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/steering-column-u-joint/124649 "2018-09-09T13:08:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Cavell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cavell/32/43396_2.png) [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2018, 1:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/steering-column-u-joint/124649/1 "2018-09-09T13:08:27Z")

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if i wiggle steering wheel i can feel a slight rattle/looseness  
i reach under dash and put my hand on u-joint and can feel the clicking there  
the u-joint is attached to column which is splined and has pinch bolt  
there are some threads at other sites that say you can loosen pinch bolt  
and slide u-joint up the shaft a tiny bit and that will take the slack out of the u-joint?  
the shaft has a notch for the pinch bolt. how can it possibly be moved?  
moving it 1/8" means the notch in shaft is now not aligned for the pinch bolt?

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2018, 2:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/steering-column-u-joint/124649/2 "2018-09-09T14:00:00Z")

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> [@Cavell](#):
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> how can it possibly be moved?

It can’t. If you can feel the looseness, it needs to be replaced. The internet is wrong.

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**Author:** ![Cavell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cavell/32/43396_2.png) [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2018, 2:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/steering-column-u-joint/124649/3 "2018-09-09T14:12:18Z")

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my nox has electric boost steering. the motor is under the dash.  
i went to boneyard and found 3-4 noxes. some had the motor gone  
i wiggled 1 nox and it was loose. nox 2 was quiet. i took out shaft assy. not hard actually  
its only $9. give it shot. my former vue also has same steering. found 1 vue with big wiggle  
several were quiet. who knew i had other rigs with elec steering?  
replaced my shaft. inspected knuckle. no looseness. i think my click noise is a bit better?  
i can put my hand on ujoint and wiggle steering and still feel a click at joint.  
its coming from the elec motor assy or maybe thru the column from the rack itself?  
i have to fix this front end rattle. there is no way i cannot find the mechanical issue here