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Edgemontvillage

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1969 Original Power Steering Coupler / Rag Joint?
« on: October 15, 2015, 03:27:49 AM »
Having a debate over which is the correct power steering coupler for a 1969 Camaro - would appreciate if someone would please post a photo. Does it have an overrider bracket or a thicker cast yoke and no bracket?
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Re: 1969 Original Power Steering Coupler / Rag Joint?
« Reply #1 on: October 15, 2015, 02:47:37 PM »
Here are the 2 PS coupler styles we have been discussing, which is a factory original type?

Overrider Bracket Style Coupler


Large Yoke Style Coupler



« Last Edit: October 15, 2015, 03:22:27 PM by Edgemontvillage »

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Re: 1969 Original Power Steering Coupler / Rag Joint?
« Reply #2 on: October 15, 2015, 04:19:57 PM »
The second one looks like my original. Unfortunately I had to replace it with one that looks like the top one. I kept the old one just in case I wanted to rebuild it some day.





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Re: 1969 Original Power Steering Coupler / Rag Joint?
« Reply #3 on: October 15, 2015, 11:38:49 PM »
I, too, Have the 2nd type, Large Yoke. It is in nice shape as far as I can tell. No close up pics. It is original factory installed appearing.
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Re: 1969 Original Power Steering Coupler / Rag Joint?
« Reply #4 on: October 15, 2015, 11:49:44 PM »
large yoke

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Re: 1969 Original Power Steering Coupler / Rag Joint?
« Reply #5 on: October 16, 2015, 01:39:54 AM »
Here's a couple of pictures of mine after I glass beaded the rust off and used fast etch on it (zinc phosphate) to keep it from rusting again.  Please excuse the bad pictures.
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Re: 1969 Original Power Steering Coupler / Rag Joint?
« Reply #6 on: October 16, 2015, 02:30:49 PM »
Thank you all for the photos and comments, very helpful.

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Re: 1969 Original Power Steering Coupler / Rag Joint?
« Reply #7 on: October 16, 2015, 03:30:18 PM »
Lloyd - my 04B VN built '69 Z has the large yoke style as well.    I don't have a good picture of it to post unfortunately.

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Re: 1969 Original Power Steering Coupler / Rag Joint?
« Reply #8 on: October 16, 2015, 04:32:59 PM »
Lloyd - my 04B VN built '69 Z has the large yoke style as well.    I don't have a good picture of it to post unfortunately.

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Thanks Hans, its become pretty clear from the replies that the large yoke style coupler is correct for 1969 PS, now all I need to do is locate one of them.