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05-11-2017, 10:44 AM | #1 |
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tie rod rubbing
[ATTACH]20170511_105903.jpg tie rod.jpg
20170511_105926.jpg tie rod.jpg[/ATTACH] what has caused this ? the tie rod seams to be slightly bent and is rubbing the drag link. Is this fatal for the tie rod ? or just straiten it. drives fine as is everything seams ok and nothing loose. just rubs a bit. |
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Re: tie rod rubbing
thats got 2 bends in it - im sure it could be straightened but how did it happen?
drag link could be too low from a steering arm being bent down or possibly bent frame, could also be weak/broken front spring worn shackles etc...
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Re: tie rod rubbing
If any changes are made to the tie-rod, toe-in should be checked.
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Re: tie rod rubbing
Something is bent.
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05-11-2017, 01:05 PM | #8 |
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Get a new one from Snyder's or other parts house.
The one I bought from Snyder's was solid not flexible hollow like the original.
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your front spring is sagged. Replace the spring- problem solved
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I think there is more to the issue then a saggy spring.
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Re: tie rod rubbing
The tie rod can rub on the drag link if the front spring is too soft...that's where mine was rubbing
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LOL you posted at the same time I was correcting my post.
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haha...but I think you are right, it's more than just a saggy spring....
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Re: tie rod rubbing
ASaggyspring will cause the parts to rub...but won't put an S bend in the tie rod! I'd just find a better, or new one and also change the spring as well as SteveB31 suggested. I had to change the front spring on my 29tudor to solve a rub.
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Re: tie rod rubbing
But ... a shorter pitman arm would:
Raise the drag link Stop the rubbing Make for easier steering And allow for that sporty low suspension ? |
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By how much does the end of the drag link clear the brake arm that goes into the top of the brake. If it is more than it should be, the top steering arm might be bent down. Hard to figure how that could happen but strange $#!T happens over nearly 90 years. Also check the height of the front bumper off the ground on a level surface. That will tell you if the spring has sagged. I had one reset a while ago and what a difference.
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Swap the tie rod end for end and it will only be a problem on RHD cars then.
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05-12-2017, 10:54 AM | #18 |
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a new tie rod will be ordered. I will address the springs if the new rod rubs. when I got the car it had big fat 8"wide tires on modern wheels. I suspect that it may have led to the bends .
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Spindle arm can also be bent.
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(see my last paragraph). Do yourself a favor and remove the tie rod assembly as a unit, undoing the front nuts on the front of the spindle on each side. Back the nut off till flush and use a long large brass drift punch and hammer and knock the arm out of the spindle, and then remove the two arm and of course the steering arm off the sector shaft and the assembly out the drivers side. You can then service properly the steering arms checking them out as well as replacing the bent tie rod. If the balls are ovalled replace the arms and install a steer eze kit. once installed and all work done do a proper toe in set. There are many drag links that have flat spots on them from rubbing the tie rod and trust me.... they are NOT from bent tie rods typically.. they are from sagging springs. Larry Shepard Last edited by larrys40; 05-12-2017 at 12:28 PM. |
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