<VV> Tie rods..

[Mel Francis]

 Hi Tony,

If he could not loosen the sleeves, perhaps it's due to rust that gets into 
the threads on the sides, where the sleeves compress.

But the best way to remove rusted sleeves is to heat the threaded ends of 
the sleeves with a torch, to the point that the steel tube becomes red.

At this point, they can be easily unthreaded and the new tie rods installed. 
However, you can judge for yourself, if they free up enough with the torch,
to simply squirt a bit of oil on the threads, let everything cool and then 
complete the alignment.

Chances are, unless your car is really rusty, the sleeves are still the 
original thickness and can simply be wire-brushed and painted after the 
final
toe-in adjustment.

Regards, Mel

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Secular" <rusecular at yahoo.com>
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Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 6:55 PM
Subject: <VV> Tie rods..


>
>  Hi:
>
>  Some vendors list the [inner & outer] tie rods as fitting 60-64 cars and 
> vans, and others
>  list them separately for 60-62 car, 63-64, 65-69 ...
>
>  Do these interchange?
>
>  Anyway, in my case (1960 Monza), I was told by the alignment shop that 
> they need to be
>  replaced (not because they were worn) but because he could NOT? loosen 
> the sleeve
>  in order to set the toe-in...
>
>  "you have to buy a new set" was his solution. Is there a way to loosen 
> the sleeves?
>
>  Regards,
>
>
>  Tony I.
>
>
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