My Brat is very stiff to steer at certain spots. It seems to me that the U-joint connecting to column to the shaft going to the rack is bad.

 

I plan on heading to the yard to pick one up, any idea if the U-joint is the same on the EA-81 and EA-82??

I dont think the size of the ujoint matters, its the sleeve that the steering shaft goes into and hte shaft from the rack and pinoin go to thats going to decide if a newer style will work.

I dont think the size of the ujoint matters, its the sleeve that the steering shaft goes into and hte shaft from the rack and pinoin go to thats going to decide if a newer style will work.

Yeah, that's sort of what I was asking.

 

Is the shaft size and spline count the same?

power steering? yes the same.

power steering? yes the same.

not in the Brat. Still the same??