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| | | | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall | | Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 | Joe, thanks for your reply. The more I read that tech tip and try to understand what/which is meant with all the different "tie rod" reference words its just not clear to my feeble mind.
If the tie rod ends were the same for so many years like the Filling Station says then why does the tech tip state PRE-53??
In one sense I read that the NEW tie rod ends I ordered will not be tapered and fit the control arm like they are.....then again it sort of reads like the holes in the control will have to be reamed/tapered for the new tie rod ends?
I'll get the tie rod ends tomorrow and will check them with my dial indicators..... then when I knock out the "ball studs" from the control arms I'll see if those holes are straight or tapered.
Worst case senario is I'll have to take the control arms off and have them tapered.
**by control arms I'm referring to the curved arm that is bolted through the backing plate to the spindle and the end of it where the end of the tie rod end goes into.
Whew, I'll figure it out! Maybe I'll go back and read the tip one more time.....naw, I'll wait and look at the tie rod ends tomorrow. Its late and my eye lids are heavy. | | |
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