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Re: Tie rods

To: Tom Wagner <tomwagner@charter.net>
Subject: Re: Tie rods
From: Rocky Frisco <rock@rocky-frisco.com>
Date: Fri, 16 May 2003 01:18:28 -0500
Tom Wagner wrote:
> 
> To All:
> 
> Can someone tell me how I can tell if
> my tie rods are going out or have gone out???
> Car is a 67 B and to the best of my knowledge
> I have not replaced them in the 15 yrs that I have
> had the car.

I assume you mean the steering knuckles. My method is to park the car with
the wheels tight against a kerbing and have a friend beef the wheel in each
direction while I feel the steering knuckle with my hand to see if there's
any play. I also check the ball joints, but that's on my Mini.  ;)

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