A friend and I had my '60 TR-3A up on jacks last week so we could adjust the shocks and check the stiff steering. We heard a clicking sound as we moved the steering wheel back and forth. He then noti
No. Not necessarily. You're dealing with a taper fit here. If the nut loosens up and the end of the tie rod moves up out of the taper, it will be free to move. Again, not necessarily. Maybe. This is
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Sounds to me like you need to replace the nyloc nut (they shouldn't be reused) and then have your wheel dynamically balanced. See below for more comments. It's normal for the stem to be able to turn
Message text written by John Cowan 2. Does the loose and rotating stem indicate that the tie rod end is trashed? (I think it does). 3. Things seem tight, now, but should I assume the tie rod end is u
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Hi John How old are your tyres? A friend of mine had good condition old tyres on his 2500 sedan and a shimmy at 50ish turned out his tyres were deforming at speed causing the shimmy, this does not sh
I had a vibration problem with my front end and it was my tires were underinflated they would go out of round at approx 60 MPH I increased the tire pressure 6 pounds to 34 psi and this eliminated the