Steering shaft issue

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(11-16-2018 11:23 PM)jondee86 Wrote:  When you assemble the hollow shaft and the solid shaft together,
does not the nylon ring stay in the groove even if it is broken ? If
the nylon ring stays in the groove (held/trapped in position between
the two shafts) then it should work just the same... hmm ?

Cheers... jondee86

I guess the question is whether the bushes transfer any of the force between the 2 shafts and would you feel any slack in the column when driving ? I would say not, I would say the bushes are there to ensure the column could collapse even if it became corroded, something that you eluded to earlier.