[Shotimes] Replaced much of front end... still get **CRUNCH**

[Ron Childs]

Although it has been a while since I have looked at mine, I remember there being a way to adjust the length without removing the outer tie rod end from the knuckle. This is done (IIRC) by loosening the jamb nuts and turning the center section. If the outer connects directly to the inner piece, how can the length be adjusted without removing one end or the other from the rack or knuckle?
 
-Ron


Neno Albert <neno@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
Correct, Racks have inner tie rods (tie rod) and outter tie rods (tie rod end) whereas a gear-box
steering system has inner & outter tie rods along w/ a center link, pitman arm, and stabilizer
arm. A lot of RWD vehicles still had gearbox type steering systems due to the motor allowing room
for the unit, being that the motor was longitudinally placed rather then transverse. Ford's big
bodies now are standard w/ rack & pinions (Town Car, Crown Vic, Grand Marquis) with the new
chassis design available for 03 models. At least, I think it was a '03 design. 99% sure on that.
:)

Neno

--- van Oss wrote:
> Tauri have a two-piece system as Paul describes: Tie rod mounts on the
> rack, tie rod end mounts on the knuckle. Isn't that pretty much the norm
> with rack-and-pinion systems?
> 
> The three-piece system Ron mentions is associated with older,
> recirculating-ball steering systems like on our 94 Crown Vicky.
> 
> Joseph van Oss