<VV> Suspension part name

[Harry Yarnell]

Your description is confusing. WHAT swivels? The tie rod end? The steering 
arm (called a knuckle)? The ball joint?
If it's the tie rod end, yes they do swivel. Not like a NEW ball joint, 
which will swivel, but is usually stiff. The test for a bad tie rod is to 
reassemble the tie rod to the knuckle, install the tire, and try to rock the 
tire (by hand) back and forth, griping the tire at 9 and 3 o'clock. Watch 
the tie rod end for ANY play. Any play is reason to replace.

harry yarnell
perryman garage and orphanage
hyarnell1 at earthlink.net
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "chris c" <ricorvair at cox.net>
To: "VirtualVairs AA" <VirtualVairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2008 12:41 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Suspension part name


>I think its the steering arm.  The outer tie rod end is the joint I am
> looking at.
>
> It rotates pretty easily.  Its like a joystick, not stiff like a new
> ball joint.  Should it be?
>
>
>
> Michael Kovacs wrote:
>> This sounds like the steering arm. I'd check the two bolts holding it. I 
>> never heard of them being loose. Check Clark's page 155 bottom for a 
>> picture. Any body else agree???
>>
>> chris c <ricorvair at cox.net> wrote:  This part bolts to the tire end with 
>> 2 bolts flat on the back through the
>> hub the brakes are attached to, makes a right angle to the tie rod
>> ends. I took a picture, but forgot the camera, maybe I will post the
>> picture of the item.
>>
>>
>>
>
>
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