New Intermediate Steering Shaft U Joint Won't Articulate, Yolks Mechanically Binding

YoshiMoshi3
Fri, 24 May 2024 02:11:59 +0000
Maintenance/Repairs

2005 Camry,

I’m trying to replace my intermediate steering shaft. Looking at the new part, I’m noticing that the top u-joint will not fully articulate. The u joint yolk is binding with the other yolk, not allowing full articulation to occur. Kind of seems like a big thing to miss during the assembly process. I’m wondering if this part is supposed to be like this?

May 23, 2024

In this video you can see the bottom u-joint that attaches to the rack and pinion fully articulates no problem, but the top one that connects to the steering wheel does not.

Thank you!

I was also wondering, the telescoping shaft, does telescoping only occur when you raise and lower the steering wheel? Does telescoping occur when going over bumps? I see some clear grease where the two shafts meeting (likely silicone grease). But I would imagine it doesn’t telescope much?

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