What's the accepted limts for this? I have a 30deg "bend"
you need to have two (if you don't have collapsable shafts or something) and i think (from memory) they should be angled at more than 10 or 15 degrees.
Sect 14 of SVA states the greater the angle the more effective they will be at preventing movement being transmitted up the column.
It is unlikely that joints will work above 30 degrees and unlikely to be effective less than 10 degrees [ when viewed from side or top]
Therefore I deduce that between 10 and 30 is fine....
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Originally posted by blakep82
you need to have two (if you don't have collapsable shafts or something) and i think (from memory) they should be angled at more than 10 or 15 degrees.
The one at the rack end is practically straight (maybe 5 deg), but the one at
the steering wheel end is the culprit. 
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Originally posted by Flamez
Sect 14 of SVA states the greater the angle the more effective they will be at preventing movement being transmitted up the column.
It is unlikely that joints will work above 30 degrees and unlikely to be effective less than 10 degrees [ when viewed from side or top]
Therefore I deduce that between 10 and 30 is fine....
Straight out of the saab donor
if the shaft collapses, you don't really need to worry too much about the UJ angles, as long as the work and don't bind
You will find that much over 20 deg's the UJ's dont work too well, and the steering will be hard to get it to "self centre". HTH Ray
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Originally posted by Chippy
You will find that much over 20 deg's the UJ's dont work too well, and the steering will be hard to get it to "self centre". HTH Ray
Depends on the specific UJ. They are designed with different operating angles. I dont recall seeing many designed to operate over 20degs.