Tc387 Posted October 27, 2014 Report Share Posted October 27, 2014 Ive been searching for the correct rag joint disc for awhile now and have had absolutely no luck finding a part specifically for the 720. Correct diameter but different hardware. Any knowledge? Quote Link to comment
MikeRL411 Posted October 28, 2014 Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 "Rag Joint Disc"? sounds like something out of the 1920 era Rambler Sedan [no, the original Rambler, not the later American Motors version] I found in Montana in 1962. No I didn't buy it. Wish to hell I had! It had been washed away by a flood and dug out of the creek bank, then "parked" on the slab of an abandoned Gas Station. No, I don't have pictures, No cell phones with Pix capabilities in that era. All I had was a Polaroid and they do not translate to e-pix after 50 plus years, P.S. I didn't take a Polaroid so don't ask. Quote Link to comment
MikeRL411 Posted October 28, 2014 Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 Ive been searching for the correct rag joint disc for awhile now and have had absolutely no luck finding a part specifically for the 720. Correct diameter but different hardware. Any knowledge? Get a tubeless tire. Buy an ordinary "back to school" compass. Measure the hole diameters of the yokes. Put an Xacto or equivalent knife in place of the pencil. Use your imagination! P.S. add a hole puncher, a new one should be able to last for eight hole punches. If not, get out your drill and some Tungsten tipped drill bits. Good luck! And I mean it. Ingenuity and good luck are required to keep these old jewels on the road. Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted October 28, 2014 Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 I married a 720 column to a D21 power steering box. The two pair of bolt patterns were not the same diameter so.... Had a 3/8" piece of conveyor belt. It's nylon thread reenforced and like a car tire without the steel belts. Tough as shit to cut. Used a glass tumbler to draw a circle with carpet knife, Punched the holes out with a sharp screwdriver. Works like a charm. Rag joint sounds weak. It's anything but weak. Quote Link to comment
thisismatt Posted October 28, 2014 Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 Aftermarket/import on ebay, $20 shipped: http://www.ebay.com/itm/DATSUN-720-PICKUP-STEERING-COUPLING-RUBBER-/150998658943?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item232838af7f&vxp=mtr Quote Link to comment
Guest Rick-rat Posted October 28, 2014 Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 He wants the "correct" rag joint, not something close enough or God forbid, something you might have to make yourself :rofl: Quote Link to comment
MikeRL411 Posted October 28, 2014 Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 He wants the "correct" rag joint, not something close enough or God forbid, something you might have to make yourself :rofl: Then he may be wasting his time on "RATSUN". His vehicle is an 1985, what's he going to do when it's more than 29 years old? Learn to improvise, find the gold at the end of the rainbow, or give up! I have kept my RL411 going for 47 years by using my head and thinking the problems through, he had better get used to the wonderful world of improvision as opposed to overpriced dubious unknown sourced "equivalent" junk. 1 Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted October 28, 2014 Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 Jeez can't get more Ratsun than that. Quote Link to comment
Tc387 Posted October 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 I plan to delete the part but havnt decided which way would be best yet. I just want a quick fix so i can drive it before the snow hits. Ill just wrap some bungie chords around it for now. Quote Link to comment
q-tip Posted October 28, 2014 Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 Zip ties and duct tape.... Quote Link to comment
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