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Jul 21st, 2025 | | | | Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 255 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 255 | Ok, here's an easy one: Should the zirk fittings on my tie-rod ends point towards the front or the rear of the truck? I doubt that I'll ever have to grease them again but would like to do 'em right.
Same question on the locking brackets that lock the ends into the tie-rod: Should the nut be facing the front or rear? Want to make it easy on my alignment guy.
Thanks - Bruce | | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 396 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 396 | I would point the zirks in whatever direction it makes it EASY for the guy running the grease gun.
Jerry
| | | | | Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 2,201 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 2,201 | I would leave them pointing whichever direction they are when I got them tight.  | | | | | Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 255 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 255 | I think that deserves a rim-shot! So I found a picture from when I pulled the truck apart, it looks like the zirk fitting is on the front side of the tie-rod end, and the nuts on the bracket face forward as well. As the old saying goes: If it ain't broke, don't fix it. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 194 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 194 | It don't make a rats fannie, use a flex hose on the grease gun. | | |
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