The guy who started the project cut corners everywhere. The car right now has a little over 300 miles on it since it has been driveable, and half of those have been by me. The steering has always had a lot of slop in it, and I'm guessing this was one of the reasons. Anyway, either he used the original rag joint, or that thing only lasted 300 miles before it fell apart like you see. Either way isn't good.
Keep the comments coming, I'm really thinking about going the Ames way since like I said I hate cutting corners, especially if it makes a difference. Where's a good place to get the Ames from?