Craig said the new tie rod ends are wrong, they need to be tapered. They appear to be for a half ton truck.
I did much research on the
tie rod ends and found Patrick's out in Arizona. Danese said they did not have them but she made a call and located them for me! Now, that is customer service to the maximum. They are coming from a company in Texas and if they are the correct ones, I will have a
new drag link, center link, and
both tie rod ends.
The new rear engine mounts are too tall causing the starter pedal issues. He will need to take one out at a time, modify it and put it back in. A real issue as the truck engine is so heavy and the mounts so hard to get at.
That brings on another issue that the transmission will drop some and the current brake line may need to be modified. Craig may still need to modify the starter pedal linkage.
Looks like we will need to start cheer leading each other again as this is problematic.
The good news is he has the four wheels, the blower motor works, the center link is on. Overall, the truck is starting to look like something.
We have a 139 tooth flywheel and the current starter will work.
The cross member is bent badly. Craig is trying to bend it back some but we may need to live with it long term.
Bob Adler confirmed today he shipped the used tailgate to me plus two used chains that I asked for.
