a bent tie rod is not a good thing, and if straightened will prolly bend again, or break someday - frequently the result of things like bad kingpins, overtight rod ends [not lubed for years] and fat passenger car tires - replace it, or add a piece of angle iron to it [farmers use a chunk of old bed frame grin ]

Bill


Moved over to the Passing Lane

"When we tug a single thing in nature, we find it attached to the rest of the world" ~ John Muir
"When we tug a single thing on an old truck, we find it falls off" ~ me
Some TF series details & TF heater pics