I had a scary one happen yesterday. Drove the old '62 to work. when I got ready to leave, I put it in reverse and cranked the wheel to back out of the parking space and heard and felt a major "BANG!", then the steering wheel spun with ease and felt completely disconnected. I got out and looked, sure enough, the Rag Joint had shredded and fallen out. I'm sure glad this happened backing out of a parking space instead of on the freeway at 70+ mph like I was doing the day before.

Here are a couple of pictures of the aftermath.

Steering Box

Rag Joint

I guess this is to be expected after 55 years of uninterrupted service. :-)

No replacement parts locally, but Brothers Trucks had the rebuild kit for $14.99. New part is on order.

Last edited by 62Stick; 12/13/2016 5:27 PM.
Dave

1963 C10 Longbed Fleetside (1977-1987)
1962 C10 Shortbed Stepside (2003 - present)
2006 2500 Dodge Quadcab 4x4 (2007 - present)