Wear in Steering Shaft/Universal Joints
| Entry Date | July 19, 2000 |
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| Issue Number | 00-020-VEH |
| Name | Dwight Hartung |
| Agency | Missouri State Highway Patrol |
| Address | P.O. Box 568Jefferson City, MissouriUnited StatesMap It (opens in a new tab) |
| Committee | Vehicle Committee |
| Status | Closed |
| Summary of Issue | What is the proper procedure to ascertain excessively worn steering column universal joints? What value, determined by the procedure described in the answer to question #1, defines an OOS condition? |
| Justification or Need | The criterion is in the OOS to address FMCSR 393.209 (d), which prohibits universal joints that are worn, faulty or repaired by welding. The regulation raises a need to define such joints. |
| Request for Action | A measurable amount and clarification. |