Flaming River steering shafts were DESIGNED BY MEGA MORONS. And, prove that the management is even STUPIDER than the single digit MORONS that designed that POS shaft. Do a search on the corral. I've gone over why in SO MANY WAYS, only a TOTALLY CLUELESS MORON WITH A SINGLE DIGIT IQ would design such a POS product. Note: Even if that MORON is NOT an engineer, they should have SOME clue about mechanical stuff!
In short get MM.
Here is how much I did the counter-sink for the screws. You can see the difference in height in the set-screws fro the side and the flat.
http://www.veryuseful.com/mustang/tech/tmp/FlRiverBind-conterSink.jpg
The JB-Weld job isn't pretty, but MY steering assembly is never coming apart!
http://www.veryuseful.com/mustang/tech/tmp/FlRiverBind-JB-Weld.jpg
Here's a pic of how close the steering assembly is to the header. That's not a scorch mark on the JB-Weld. That's dirt.
http://www.veryuseful.com/mustang/tech/tmp/FlRiver-header.jpg
Like I said, that's *too close* to the massive heat from the headers for the red lock-tite to still be "safe". Also, the set-screws get dynamically changing forces since the bar will be "moving" (back and forth) as the steering is turned. The dimple by the drill size they suggest does NOT even grab the full tapered bottom of the set-screw.
To get the accuracy needed to counter sink the set-screws, I found that I *had* to use a drill press and a vise. I also had to elongate some holes a little. IMHO, if you have to elongate a hole more than 20%, DO A BETTER JOB with the first counter-sink hole!
Add ALL of the problems together, and I can see how a steering assembly can come apart even though it was assembled 100% to the spec of the manufacture!
BTW: Those are FRPP headers. I attached my sig so people can see some of the mods I have. I also just added MM CC plates.
My solution to the POS Flaming River design. Compare the counter sink amount to the pictures above. Also, the JB Weld I used was has a very high temp rating (the shaft is next to the headers).
Here is how much I did the counter-sink for the screws. You can see the difference in height in the set-screws fro the side and the flat.
The JB-Weld job isn't pretty, but MY steering assembly is never coming apart!
IMHO, the MM design is tons better!
See, that's one of the problems. With the steering shaft being right next to the header, it will get hot enough to let the locktite let go.
Black loctite?? Nah...it's not going anywhere......
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