i could be mistaken but aren't the two tie rods a difrent diameter material?
earlier being bigger diameter and later being a smaller diameter and in
adition isn't there a difrence in the diameter of the tie rod end's stud
that goes into the steering arm? something strikes me about this that i'm
unable to recall without having to dig out a few racks and compare ?
chuck
-----Original Message-----
From Brent Wolf <wolfbj at prodigy.net>
To: spridgets@autox.team.net <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: Monday, May 19, 2003 7:33 PM
Subject: Re: Front end help
>Jim,
>
>According to the M*ss Catalog there are two different tie rod ends. Those
>for Sprites and Midgets to about 72. The other for Midgets after
>GAN511.....So your 79 should be the same length as my 76. I just measured
>from end to end 3.75". Hope this helps.
>
>Brent
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "James Dowling" <jimdinalameda@hotmail.com>
>To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Monday, May 19, 2003 9:40 AM
>Subject: Front end help
>
>
>> After putting the front end back together I find that the new tie-rod
ends
>> seem too small. With the steering wheel centered in order to hook them up
>> the left wheel is doing a hard right and the right wheel a slight right
>> turn. I set them at the same place and did the measurement stated in the
>> book between them. Can someone tell me what, if anything, I might be
doing
>> wrong? I didn't touch the steering rack but everything else has been
>> renewed. I checked with Moss and they seem sure I got the correct tie-rod
>> ends, even though they seem much shorter than originals. These measure 3
>> 1/2" overall.
>> TIA,
>> Jim
>> 79 Midget
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