I have a friend (perfectionist and machinist) who removed his tie rod, bored out a nut big enough to be a slip fit onto the tie rod and welded it onto the tie rod near the driver's end. That way you can use an open end wrench while adjusting toe in/out instead of leaving teeth marks from a pipe wrench/channel lock pliers on the tie rod.
'57 GMC 102, Original 347 V8, HydraMatic, 3.08 rear gear, added A/C, disk front brakes, HEI, AFB carb, '98 Honda Black Currant paint. T-boned and totaled 10/12
'52 GMC 152 Stake Bed, Original 228, SM420, added A/C, HEI, disk front brakes, '67 Chev 3.55 rear gear. Gets used as a real truck.
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