I started to install my HD components that I picked up off a fellow club member and the rovertracks steering relocation went on flawlessly. I then moved to the tie rod and tried to install my SG tie rod and noticed that it was to short. I then noticed that there is some sort of extension on the stock POS tie rod. I tried to get it off and it would not budge at all so I went ahead and reinstalled the stock one. Do I have to move the extension over to the SG rod?
Tie rod frustrations
- Thread starter Timmy!!!!!!!
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Tim, call that guy you got the stuff from (Brian or whatever his name is) and ask him. I've never heard of a heavy duty tie rod that used the little adjuster part from the stock one.
Yea if it does take the adjuster I may just sell the safarigard tie rod and get a rover tracks tie rod.
Edit: especially when the adjuster is 60 dollars from AB.
Edit: especially when the adjuster is 60 dollars from AB.
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i have a couple of extra adjusters i think. ill look and see if they will come out.
Did they send you a D2 steering bar by accident??
Did they send you a D2 steering bar by accident??
I replaced the TRE's on my stock drag link. They were a real PITA. I had to heat them cherry red with a torch and then spray them with penetrating oil. I could still only budge them with a couple long pipe wrenches.
ptschram
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D Chapman said:
Why do you say this Dan?
I've discussed this with my friend the PE and he claims the extension compression cycling will loosen the jam nuts, but shortly after this discussion, I happened to look beneath a newer Toyota pick-up truck and what did I find but jam nuts!
FWIW-I drove for a LONG time with only a single jam nut and didn't have a problem. I also bent my Rock-Ware cross tube-LOL.
ptschram
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fishEH said:
I don't fuck around with them any more. I realized a long time ago that I was far ahead replacing the tie rods. Also, I'm not real comfortable heating up such a safety sensitive component, and the risk of pulling the threads under those conditions.
It took me a while to realize the wisdom of Defender track rods without the bracket for the stabilizer!
Timmy!!!!!!! said:
Just pull the tie rod off and put one end in a vice. Get the thing hot and use some pb blaster or whatever and pup a pipe wrench on it. I bet you can get it out and reuse it for now.
Yea that is what I am going to do. Good thing I am going home this weekend where I can access all of those things.
when I bought my hd tie rod they asked if I needed the long one or the short one. I got the long one to replace the bar that is directly behind the front axel. I just bought greasable HD tie rod ends so that I did not have to mess with any of the old ones. I did not need to use the old extension off of the old bar.
ptschram
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When you replace the tie rod, replace the ends. To hell with trying to get the old rusted one's off. Why do work twice, when they will have to be replaced eventually anyway. It is your steering, and your life, at stake, after all . . .
I was able to get a used extension today from TLR. Took a lot of work but me and my dad got it off. Now to fix the 97 disco steering issues...
