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 Posted: 08-17-2009 04:57 pm
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sjensen24

 

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Location: Brooklyn Park, Minnesota USA
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I have solved the problem.  Thanks for all of the helpful tips.  The mechanism that prevents the upper steering shaft from telescoping had failed.  The shaft had actually shortened which allowed the upper links to unfold.  This allowed enough play in the lower steering shaft that it occasionally interfered with various objects.  I installed a shear pin as Dan did.  What a job!  I only wish I had documented with photos so I could share with others, but I wasn't thinking about that at 11:30 at night.  It's very difficult to really understand until you tear the whole thing apart.