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Last Revised: 03JN2005 FLEXIBLE COUPLING INSTALLATION IN A C2/C3 CORVETTE Background and Repair Instructions Contained in this Paper TOPIC PAGE FLEX COUPLING COMPONENTS AND DESIGN BACKGROUND 1, 2, 3 STEERING SYSTEM INSPECTION AND PROBLEM DIAGNOSIS 3 4 REMOVING THE FLEX COUPLING 4 5 FLEX COUPLING NO LONGER REACHES THE COLUMN FLANGE! 5 6 REINSTALLING THE FLEX COUPLING 6 STEERING COLUMN TO GEAR ALIGNMENT AIDS 6 7 ALIGNING THE STEERING COLUMN 7 8 FLEX COUPLING DESIGNS SERVICE PARTS 8 A WORD ABOUT REBUILD KITS 8 9 The C2 and C3 Corvette flexible steering shaft coupling assemblies were manufactured at Saginaw Steering Gear Division. Similar parts were also produced for all General Motors passenger cars and light trucks. Some people call it a “rag joint”, but I prefer the more appropriate term “flex coupling” which is used throughout this paper. Figure A, below, shows a typical C2/C3 flex coupling assembly. Figure A – C2/C3 CORVETTE FLEX COUPLING ASSEMBLY FLEX COUPLING COMPONENTS The flex coupling (refer to Figure A) consists of a flange with hot riveted stop pins that permanently attach a laminated rubber and cotton cloth disc to it. The stop pins have shoulders and extend through the disc and point rearward in the car. There are also two shoulder bolts extending through the coupling disc with their threaded ends facing rearward as well. The bolt threads are two different sizes so they must assemble to a steering column flange one way. The flex coupling also incorporates some method of providing an electrical ground from one side to the other. STEERING GEAR TO STEERING COLUMN ATTACHING PARTS You will find that some of the shop manual photos and figures do not call out flex coupling components with the same engineering nomenclature that is used in this paper. Chevrolet service engineers (thirty some years ago) used different names and terms when they wrote their shop manuals. Also the