rupp dart 1/2 steering shaft help

[Mel Ruffner]

The other issue with early Bug products was the ease with which the steering could go over center and steer the kart in the opposite direction from that intended. My pal, Jerry, had this happen in Ft. Pierce, FL when he was coming into the pits after a run on Pop's Wasp. He ended up stiff-arming another fellow's Oldsmobile and putting a big dent in his door. TJ

Something like this?

Thanks everyone for your  imputs on this matter as I do want to be safe. My days of real hard racing are behind me but very excited about vintage racing, but not going real quick. I ,am 66 years old, my mind tells me i,am 30 but my body says I,am old. I don,t know how to weld so I will have to find someone to weld the 5/8 bushings and i guess is the steering arm.