I am doing a power steering swap on 1994 Toyota pickup without power steering the problem that I am having is the steering shaft is to long for the power steering gear box its about 3/4 of an inch to long what is everybody doing as I havent heard anybody having this problem. I have moved the splines inside all the way forward and that didnt help Thanks for any replies
Mark

 

The center shaft should collapse and expand. About every one that I have worked on, the shaft is frozen. Is that the splines you are talking about?

Here is what I am talking about and not sure if this is what you were saying.
When I had to pull my Steering Column, I had to pull from the wheel to the ragjoint. Normally you should be able to seperate it at the bottom of the column, in the center of the shaft or at the ragjoint. Not the case for me and not the first time I have experienced this. The shaft is designed to collapse in the event of a head on collision to keep the steering wheel out of your chest. Every shaft I have seen, the center section is frozen.

Once I get the shaft assembly out, I soak it in PB Blaster or something similar and just use a rubber hammer to expand and compress it until it works its way free. This one took the Big Freaking Hammer to get worked free. Been soaking for quite a few days and still would not seperate at the column or center section.

Should be able to remove bolt and then compress shaft to get out. Most shaft will not compress due to rusted together. With the shaft in a vise and a hammer, I got it to seperate.


I had to use a punch on this to get to seperate along with trying to compress it with a rubber hammer. Finally got it. I cleaned it up and it is operating great now. I do have a spare that I might use instead.

 

Thanks for the reply My steering shaft is factory but different see pic it does not telescope . the piece in the middle is hollow it must collapse
or sandwich in in a accident . the only way I can make this work is to cut it at the rag joint adapter and shorten it ? I really don't want to do that. the shaft is the same size on both ends.

 

Get one from what ever year you got the rest of the parts from .

 

I thought it was the same as my 88 but they changed it quite a bit. Might have to get a shaft of a 94 with power steering.