Looking for steering shaft with removable flange that attaches to rag joint for my 1969 convertible with a 455. Prefer rebuilt but will look at all offers. Thanks. Jim

 

Pretty sure Oldsmobile did not have that type of shaft. I know the Buicks & I believe Chevies did though.

 

I thought Frank posted about that once before, iirc it was only some bbo a bodies that had it. Shiite I can't recall franks username name now??? Mr442?

 

What Scott said.....Olds did not use the Big Block Buick/Chevy style intermediate shaft. Instead used the same shaft as regular 350 Cutlass, etc which are extremely common.

If you insist, I will sell you a refinished "big block Buick" steering shaft that is in very nice condition and will be show quality once I rehab it. Came off a '70 GS 455 car and it is a very clean shaft to start with.....not all pitted up, etc like some of these can get from sitting out in the weather. I've restored about a dozen of these for various Buick and Chevy folks over the years.

Will not sell as a core......only fully restored. Won't be the cheapest thing out there if that is a concern.

I've heard "rumors", read stuff on the web, etc over the years saying Olds also used them but I've been over at least, if not more than a couple hundred Olds '68-72 parts cars over the years, pulled parts, etc and have yet to see an Olds big block Abody car with one of these used on it.

Check an Assembly Manual for your year and see what it shows as well.

Who knows with 100% certainty??....I'd see what the Assembly Manual indicates. I know....."never say never" but I'm sticking with what I have seen on "unmessed with" cars in salvage yards over a few decades.

 

Lol I'm not losing my mind, and if I am I'm in good company you replied to this thread to scott

https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums...ing-shaft.html

 

Hey, I don't know much but I try to help when I can

 

I have Never seen one of those on an Olds,and I have had qwite a few of them.
Greg

 

Looks like I will rebuild one of the two I have. I found diagrams on the classic olds forum but no guidance on what kind of grease to use. I did find this article and it recommends axle grease. http://www.chevelles.com/forums/35-r...ing-shaft.html
And it's pretty informative especially about the two part design. I'm not sure if I should try pulling it apart.

If anyone has a different grease recommendation please sound off. Thanks.

Jim

 

Use wheel bearing grease and you'll be fine.....don't completely fill the inside of the upper "bell" piece as you want some air space so you aren't pushing the boot back on with nothing that will compress.

The later upper "bell" pieces had a pressure relief hole drilled into the steering column-facing end of the upper bells....I think this was done sometime after 1970.

If yours are well intact I wouldn't separate the upper and lower shafts.....find someone to press the pin out, replace the boot and press the pin back in. I wouldn't use a hammer, etc to try to remove or install that pin.....find someone w/a hydraulic press that will pay attention to what they are doing.



Look VERY CLOSELY at the rubber boots on yours......I've had MANY that were still in super nice condition....no cracking, etc. If the surface of the rubber boot doesn't look bad then I'd clean it and leave it in place. These things survive VERY WELL if they haven't been out in the weather...remember, the rubber boot doesn't experience much up/down or side to side movement so the rubber doesn't "wear down" or tear. Nor is there anything that "rubs" against the boot that would cause wear to it.