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Re: inner tie rod question

To: jimmuller@rcn.com
Subject: Re: inner tie rod question
From: Henry Stike <stiker2126@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2006 13:10:18 -0700 (PDT)
A visual inspection is required!

Trust me on this, you do NOT want to be goin down the
road and it break....

--- jimmuller@rcn.com wrote:

> My GT6 failed inspection this morning - too much
> play at the inner end of the left tie rod.  Bummer. 
> I've done similar work on the Spitfire and I recall
> that the inner end is somewhat adjustable.
> 
> Do I recall this correctly?  
> 
> The Spitbits online catalogue shows individual
> entries for a zillion components, washers, nuts, etc
> at the inner end.  Since I haven't taken mine apart
> (yet) I don't know what might be broken.
> 
> Is there any reason I can't just adjust away the
> looseness, or should I disassemble it to look for
> wearing parts?  I'd prefer to avoid that right now.
> --
> Jim Muller
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