Anyone put a weld here, steering shift to box

[broncoP]

Anyone put a weld where my screedriver is, it's close to seal. Some splines are worn, ujoint fits on snug, would just make me feel better.. Set screw will help too

 

[Viperwolf1]

Don't do it. There's a tiny torsion bar inside the input shaft with a tiny oring keeping it from leaking out the end.

 

[Jebus]

I used TBP's intermediate shaft similar to the pic. I did not like the one locking set screw on the box end yoke. I torqued the set screw with red locktite. I taped up the steering box input seal as good as possible. I then used wick and lock on the splines/yoke area making sure it did not run into the steering box seal. I marked the set screw and yoke for reference with a paint stick. I check it often and it has not moved...

 

[jamesroney]

As stated above, do NOT weld that shaft. If you insist on using the horrible, terrible, awful, unsafe, and unreliable Borgeson / Flaming River joint, then do not use the set screw.

At a minimum, replace the socket head set screw and pal nut with a grade 5 hex head cap screw and grade 8 jam nut. (I recommend grade 5 in case you have to drill it out someday.)

Cross Drill the head of the cap screw, tighten the jam nut, and safety wire it in place.

I had one fall out, and the intermediate shaft fell off at about 45 MPH. Steering wheel just spun around and around. Never again for me. So I run the big factory spicer joint with the pinch bolt clamp. Let’s you know when it’s loose, and never falls off.

 

[Rustytruck]

drill and tap the u-joint for another set screw. red loctite on a set screw will cause you trouble down the road when you strip the small allen set screw.