Close-up of blue steering shaft U-joint mated to aluminum steeri…

Tight close-up of a steering shaft U-joint coupled to a rack-and-pinion input shaft, with the blue-painted lower shaft and black universal joint yoke joined at the polished splined stub and orange-red seal on the cast-aluminum rack housing. A black welded bracket and pinch bolt sit just below the joint in the dark underhood/underdash area.

AI caption June 2008 · Photo 329 of 500