Reviews for Borgeson 000920 Heavy Duty Replacement Steering Shaft for 76-86 Jeep CJ with Power Steering & Vibration Damper Upgrade

Just as advertised. Easy fit.

the last one I could not muscle in place - this fit PERFECTLY - just wire brush existing rusted/warn plines with wire brush and small file - saved lots of pain and suffering

I used the factory flats and just turned my steering wheel to align the screws with the flats, then adjusted my steering wheel with the drag link.
Before I had wandering, bump steer, and unpredictable steering. As well as when turning I had to bounce the steering wheel into the turn to control it. Also when going down the road my steering would “lean” to the left and then to the right off and on. I replaced the lower column bearing at the same time and was a night and day difference. It feels completely under control and sporty and fun as opposed to previous scary and unpredictable. My steering box is shot so it’s not 100% great but it went from a 2 to 9 in handling rating. I fitted it first and uninstalled and painted. I don’t know that I notice any vibration dampening but glad I bought it, it does seem a bit smoother but I’m not sure it was contributed from the vibration dampening upgrade. I think my old bearing was worn enough to cause some vibration and a new one mediated that.

On removal of old: remove lower clamp bolt completely. I don’t think the column sliding back is necessary. I loosened mine but didn’t pull it backwards and still did just fine.

Great upgrade. If your old shaft is rusty, you have your hands full.

Easy installation, requires minor taping to seat the set screws. Very easy and made a huge difference in my 79 CJ7's handling. Highly recommended.

They state you need to create new dimple/flats on steering shaft and column shaft….not as easy as it sounds. So, be ready for a fight. Also, it comes assembled…but I had to rebuild entire assembly because they didn’t use loctite on their set screws, and after all the flats they want you to create, the didn’t add any dimples or grooves on their 3/4” DD shaft….you can secure the ends all day long but the 3/4”DD can still slide right off.