No problem at all Carl. Sounds like some good advice concerning the boots,
which will be my next task. Based on your comments, I really have something
to look forward too! <grin>
Kurtis J.
Russellville, Arkansas
1963 TR4
----- Original Message -----
From: <CarlSereda@aol.com>
To: <kurtisj@cox-internet.com>; <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, October 12, 2001 11:01 PM
Subject: Tie Rod End Piece - TR4
> Kurtis,
> I didn't quite get your question until I read others reponse to it so my
> reply was more about steering rack boots instead of tie-rod ends..
> oops,
> Carl '63 TR4
> -------
> I had a heck of a time postitioning and securing my brand new TR4 steering
> rack boots and I had the entire rack assembly up on the workbench! With
your
> rack in the car I don't envy your task.
> It might be better not to undo anything and just focus on getting the
large
> open ends back onto the rack tube ends - use a securing wire (baling wire
or
> similar) on pinion gear casting side (see manual photos) and a hose clamp
on
> plain tube side.
> Part of my difficulty was I greased the innards pretty well and ended up
> wrestling with what seemed like two fully greased piglets! and very
stubborn
> ones at that. The room for error 'fit-wise' is minimal and it took me
several
> frustrating attempts over a couple days to finally get them fitted so that
I
> could turn the rack from end-to-end with perfect accordianing and no
bunching
> or kinking.
> I found the boots are very important - my right one had beeb torn open for
> several years and that tie-rod ball-joint was wasted (1/8 inch of sloppy
> play) whereas the other side with intact boot was in excellent condition
and
> still very close to original factory tolerance).
> Ps; if you firmly pull back and forth on tie rods and feel movement more
than
> the thickness of a piece of xerox paper (about 3 thousandths of an inch) -
> your ball joints have more free play than factory specs and may need shims
> added to take up the wear (a bit of a job in itself - but then again, I
drove
> my car for years with 1/8" slop and didn't even have a clue!)
> Good luck with it,
>
> Carl
> '63 TR4 since '74 - CT22326L
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