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Necoa #: 7691
Location: 17(S.CA,S.NV)
Joined: Jun 23, 2006
Posts: 5
Year: 1970
Model: El Camino
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 4:25 pm Post subject: 1970 Rag joint replacement help
Hello. My 1970 El Camino has a bad rag joint. All the hardware looks good but the flexible "rag part" is torn and causing everything to be real loose. Car swerves all over the place when I turn to the right. Can I just replace the torn piece, or do I have to get a complete rag joint? Is this a repair that has to be done with special tools? It looks like an easy fix to me as long as I don't have to pull the steeing column out. My car is a 350, automatic trans and has power steering. Has anyone made this repair? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Jimbo.
Necoa #: 10934
Location: 15(AZ,NM)
Joined: Feb 03, 2008
Posts: 455
Year: 1981
Model: El Camino
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 5:02 pm Post subject:
You can buy a replacement rag joint kit. I believe the two hardest things were getting the old joint off. And then grinding off the head of a couple rivit looking couplers. Other then that its pretty easy. the kit will come with replacement bolts.
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