Melted steering intermediate shaft/knuckle!!

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Dec 7, 2013 | 08:32 PM

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Melted steering intermediate shaft/knuckle!!

hey so I need some advice here... my turbo piping melted the rubber out of the steering knuckle!! I ordered a new one, but it is going to melt again! any advice? ideas?

any companies make aftermarket ones?

I tried to weld it, but one part is steel, one part is aluminum... obvious problems

Dec 8, 2013 | 04:30 AM

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Post a photo.

Any heat management in place ?

Dec 8, 2013 | 07:33 AM

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What manifolds are you running

Dec 8, 2013 | 12:36 PM

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no pics yet, but it melted here. one part is steel, the other is aluminum, held together by rubber.

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Dec 8, 2013 | 01:01 PM

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Go get some header wrap and wrap your hotside piping. It'll cut down temps greatly.

Dec 8, 2013 | 04:16 PM

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Go get some header wrap and wrap your hotside piping. It'll cut down temps greatly.

cant do that in this situation.

Dec 8, 2013 | 04:29 PM

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So have you any heat management in place at all ?

if not, then obviously you're going to keep melting things

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Dec 8, 2013 | 11:34 PM

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Time to redesign your downpipe lol

Dec 9, 2013 | 03:49 AM

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ummm.... no, there is no other way to design it unless i dropped it from 4 to 3 inches...

Dec 9, 2013 | 04:13 AM

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There is always a way. What turbo are you using ? A big single ? Where is it mounted ?

Dec 9, 2013 | 12:01 PM

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There is always a way. What turbo are you using ? A big single ? Where is it mounted ?

s480 mounted right infront of the engine, exhaust side twords drivers side because i keep AC, i just need to make this steering thing solid...

Dec 9, 2013 | 12:22 PM

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Well I guess you could dismantle it, remove any rubber and weld it back together.

Or have a new section fabricated.

Doesnt look like it would be that difficult to do.

Dec 9, 2013 | 02:20 PM

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Well I guess you could dismantle it, remove any rubber and weld it back together.

Or have a new section fabricated.

Doesnt look like it would be that difficult to do.

its steel to aluminum

Dec 9, 2013 | 03:43 PM

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Which bit is steel and which bit aluminium ?

Dec 9, 2013 | 09:51 PM

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in the picture, the part to the left of the main shaft.

Dec 10, 2013 | 05:06 AM

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A little odd for steering parts to be aluminium, especially a UJ like that

You can buy universal UJ's for motorsport applications, so I guess you could just fabricate a complete new piece