Borgeson 000975 Steering Shaft

Did not fit my 1979 f150 ranger upper u joint was different still figuring out how to go about it. Cost way too much money to have this issue.

FIRST: I received a shaft that I could not install my 1977 Ford F250, as the upper U-Joint was not the correct one to fit the OEM Ford upper steering shaft. I contacted Borgeson both via phone and via email and received the same information from both tech support agents: "the shaft was made wrong." The tech support was quick and accurate, and I was told to return the incorrectly made shaft to Amazon. I have NO COMPLAINT about Borgeson's technical response.SECOND: What worried me with Borgeson, though, was that two different representatives from Borgeson did not seem at all alarmed that they had sent out improperly made steering shafts. I was a bit taken aback by their calm acceptance of this issue - as if this wasn't the first time lately that they had heard of such a problem.THIRD: I feel that this steering shaft has design flaws, and I was not enough satisfied with how this shaft is made to consider reordering. Ford's OEM shafts have a splined U-Joint at each end, and once the splines are engaged, there is a bolt at each splined joint that tightens the splines of the U-Joint to the mating splined shaft at A) the steering box and B) the end of the upper steering shaft. These bolts serve two purposes. First, with the splined joints installed and clamped, all play is removed from each connection. Unless either bolt becomes loose, all slack is eliminated between the mating splined parts, and there should never be any back-and-forth movement between the male and female splined ends. Borgeson's design does not clamp the mating parts tightly. Additionally, the OEM Ford clamp bolts serve a failsafe purpose in that they also fit into a recess that's cut into the steering gear input shaft and into the upper steering shaft such that should the bolt work loose, the steering will get a little loose, but the lower steering shaft cannot separate from either the steering gear or the upper steering shaft. The connections at each end for the Borgeson replacement shaft are not nearly as robust as Ford's original in this respect. Borgeson apparently feels comfortable with this short cut in manufacturing, but I DO NOT. As a result, I will stick with a little free play in my 43 year old Ford shaft rather than install a replacement that I find to be poorly designed.OTHER INFORMATION: I feel I am qualified to make these kinds of evaluations and offer this kind of advice as I have a BS and extensive experience in Mechanical Engineering, and I also have over 40 years of hands-on maintenance and testing experience in the heavy duty trucking industry. If I can find another OEM Ford steering shaft for my pickup, I am going to find a way to design a robust repair. In the interim, I am going to stick with the slightly worn shaft I have rather than to install one that has the potential to come apart while driving down a steep hill or on the highway.

Made the steering in my 77 F250 firm and responsive.

Quality Product!

Easy instal !l good quality!

a high quality product at a reasonable cost, arrived on time and was even the right product