jkgts1 Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 Hi, I'm trying to find out if all 240z, 260z, and 280zs have the same steering shaft? The one that goes from the steering column to the rack. I have a 260z and I have had the thing apart for 3 years and I can't seem to find my original one. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auxilary Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 as far as i know, they're all hte same Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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zgeezer Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 Hi, I'm trying to find out if all 240z, 260z, and 280zs have the same steering shaft? The one that goes from the steering column to the rack. I have a 260z and I have had the thing apart for 3 years and I can't seem to find my original one. Thanks If you get the complete steering rod assembly: the rod down to the rack and the "T" shaped piece that bolts on to the fabric "U joint" at the top, they all measure the same length. However, they are not all the same. The "T" shaped piece are longer or shorter, depending upon the year; the rod down to the rack, likewise, is longer or shorter. A long "T" with a long shaft will give you a longer assembled piece... something like one inch longer. Likewise if you assemble a short"T" with a short rod. The black rod is a 280 and the other a 1971 240 Note size of rod. Splines are the same. g Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auxilary Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 are they interchangable, or does one need to be cut down? from the looks of it, doesn't matter as long as the shaft and T bit match up to the same set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zgeezer Posted July 5, 2009 Share Posted July 5, 2009 are they interchangable, or does one need to be cut down? from the looks of it, doesn't matter as long as the shaft and T bit match up to the same set. They are all interchangeable. A complete correctly assembled 280 will interchange on your early Z. However, the shafts and the T bit also exchange and will give you some flexibility if you need a shorter or longer total rod combination. I explored this because I was looking for a simple and clean connection for a subaru power steering shaft coupling. I think that you can use the Z shaft universal and press it into the Subaru rack coupling. The journals on the "Cross" in the universal joint appear to be the same diameter. Someone out there care to sacrifice a Z steering rod universal joint to see if 1/2 of a subaru steering coupling would fit on the Z's "cross"? g Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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