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	Tie Rod End - Inner Tie Rod, Outer Tie Rod
		Tie rod ends are used in the steering linkage, steering knuckle pivot supports, and various hinge mechanisms.
		Together with the ball joints, tie rod ends make sure the car steers left and right at the same time it is hitting bumps and potholes that might cause the wheel to travel up and down.
		The inner tie rod ends are attached to either end of the center link and are served as pivot points for the steering gear.
	www.innerauto.com /Auto_Part/Tie_Rod_End (285 words)

	Tie rod
		Tie rods are used for airplane structures and in steel structures such as bridges, industrial buildings, tanks, towers and cranes[?].
		Tie rods known as sag rods are sometimes used in connection with purlins[?] to take the component of the loads which is parallel to the roof.
		Tie rods are connected at the ends in various ways, but it is desirable that the strength of the connection should be at least equal to the strength of the rod.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ti/Tie_rod.html (274 words)

	Concrete form tie rod and fastener - Patent 4208030
		A bell crank type fastening lever is pivotably mounted at a spaced distance from the tie rod with a portion of the lever shaped to contact the tie rod between the key holes and upon appropriate pivotal motion to fasten against the tie rod to maintain it in the key holes.
		Tie rods conveniently may be manually formed to length by repeatedly bending the rod at an appropriate protuberance until it breaks or the stock may be cut by various of the tools now used for cutting tie rods.
		To fasten a tie rod with the lever activated species of my invention, the fastener is placed over a tie rod positioned as before indicated and again the keyhole defined in the base plate of the fastener is engaged on the protuberance section most immediately outwardly adjacent the form element carrying the tie rod.
	www.freepatentsonline.com /4208030.html (4395 words)

	Tie rod - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A famous incident involving tie rods is the Hyatt Regency walkway collapse in Kansas City, Missouri, on July 17, 1981.
		In automobiles a tie rod is part of the steering mechanism.
		In steam locomotives a tie rod is a rod that connects several driving wheels to transmit the power from the connecting rod.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tie_rod (408 words)

	Tie Rod Beef Up - Toyota at Off-Road.com (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Many chromoly tie rods and draglinks are available from the aftermarket, but their high cost and the inability to safely do field weld repairs on them kept me from using them.
		Toyota tie rods came in several lengths due to changes in the lengths of the tie rod ends.
		Once I had the rod inside the tie rod tube and centered, I used a nail inserted into the tie rod tube to move the rod back and forth until I had the same measurement from both ends.
	www.off-road.com /toyota/tierod.html (932 words)

	CarQuest Chassis Training - Suspension Components
		The tie rod is one of the major pivot points in the steering system.
		When two tie rods are used, their length is adjustable, allowing the wheels to be aligned.
		When tie rods are used with rack and pinion steering, inner and outer tie rods are threaded together and normally secured by a jam nut.
	www.carquestchassistraining.com /sus_tie_rod.htm (233 words)

	M37 Tie Rod End Replacement
		I decided to replace the tie rod ends one Saturday morning since the original ones had just a bit too much slop in them for me to continue to feel comfortable driving down the roads at high speeds...
		After removing the unit from the truck, I marked the limits of the rod on the garage floor so that I could get the new ends in the same position on the tie rod (keeping the effective length the same).
		I then used a vice to hold the tie rod and a pair of pipe wrenches to turn the ends and to hold lever against/hold the tie rod.
	www.garbee.net /~cabell/tierod.htm (546 words)

	ROCKCRAWLER.com - Currie Heavy Duty Steering System
		The tie rod and drag link are great but it puts most of the load on the tie rod ends.
		The third picture is what happens to my tie rod ends when the tie rod doesn't move and forces all the pressure on to the tie rod end.
		Some may consider this solution a little pricey, but if you have ever changed your tie rods in the middle of a torrential downpour, in a four foot deep pool of stagnant cold water in the middle of a river bed in Oklahoma, the price is not really that bad.
	www.rockcrawler.com /techreports/currie_steering/index.asp (1513 words)

	4kq Tie Rod
		The "bolts" that hold the tie rods to the bracket are actually splined studs pressed into a small plate that sits between the inner tie rod ends and the body of the rack-- there is not enough clearance to push the plate back far enough to dislodge the studs from the inner tie rod ends.
		To remove either tie rod assembly, you must first remove the bracket the tie rod bolt to from the rack.
		tie rods are much more accessable not to mension the center diff lock actuator on the later cars.
	www.audi-quattro.org /tech/4kq_tie_rod.html (1342 words)

	S2000 tie rod boot replacement (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The tie rod is easiest to access when the wheel is turned towards the side of the car you are working on.
		The tie rod boot can be seen in the picture to the right.
		After the nut has been removed, the tie rod will still be too tight to get out of the knuckle.
	www.eskimo.com /~mikeg/S2000/tie_rod_boot (971 words)

	Replace Tie Rod Ends
		The left hand thread tie rod was originally installed on the outer end with the right hand on the inner side.
		I marked the end of the tie rod that attaches to the hub with a nylon wire tie.
		This was a pain because the tie rod end wasn't just spinning freely because the rubber bushing wants to push the rod down against the geared hub.
	www.flashoffroad.com /Maintenance/FrontEnd/tierods/tierods.htm (1347 words)

	Beetle Tie Rods & Tie Rod Ends (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Tie Rods are a big mess in two different ways.
		One is that worn tie rods and ends give you not only a bad ride but also can be a safety hazard as they hinder your ability to control your car.
		On Superbeetles, since the left and right tie rods are the same, so are the ends.
	www.bughaus.com /beetle98.htm (130 words)

	SPL Parts
		Using a large wrench, hold the inner tie rod on the squared sides, and loosen (counter-clockwise) and remove.
		Note that since both the rod end and the inner tie rods are right hand thread, threading out the rod end will in turn thread in the buckle on the inner tie rod side.
		Once the outer tie rod end is long enough, tighten down jam nut on the rod end side.
	splparts.com /doc/SPLTieRodEnd/default.htm (660 words)

	Motoman's Madness
		I noticed that my tie rod was bent in two different directions and my drag link was about to come apart at the pitman arm.
		Rod End Operating Angle with Spacer Shim: 20deg from center (on a 360 degree rotational axis) 20 degrees of offset angle equates into 29" of overall travel (40deg) at the end of a 41" center to center drag link.
		Adjust the length of the tie rod by loosening the jam nuts till you have the correct distance.
	www.emotoman.com /tierod/pusteer.htm (1367 words)

	Tie Rod (Site not responding. Last check: )
		A tie rod makes the wheels of your vehicle turn by sending the force made by the rack gear to the steering knuckle.
		The length of the tie rod can be altered for alignment purposes by an adjusting sleeve that's connected to the outer tie rod.
		Key signs that your tie rod needs to be replaced are drifting tires, irregular steering, and unwarranted tire errosion.
	www.tierodexperts.com (117 words)

	Tie Rod End Flip Kit Installation
		At least, not until recently when the good guys at DJM Suspension announced their new tie rod end flip kit for late-model Chevy Silverado pickups (additional kits for other makes and models are on the drawing board).
		Basically, the DJM tie rod flip kit provides new tapered and threaded inserts and everything necessary for re-drilling and threading the spindles so the inserts can be installed into the spindles.
		The DJM tie rod end flip kit includes an 11/16th drill bit, a ¾-20 tap, tapping fluid, two tapered and threaded inserts, two USS 7/16th washers and a tube of Loctite.
	www.stylintrucks.com /Articles/suspension-djm-tierodkit/article.aspx (679 words)

	DJM Suspension - BIRTH OF A TIE ROD END FLIP KIT
		"The tie rod should be parallel to the lower control arm and both should be parallel to the ground, "When a truck is lowered, the tie rod is repositioned at an angle to the spindle.
		We devised a solution to the tie rod angle problem for lowered trucks regardless of what drop kit was used and we gathered all the components necessary to correct it into our flip kit.
		The next step is to "flip" the tie rod end so that it is inserted into the spindle from the bottom up rather than in the stock position from the top down.
	www.djmsuspension.com /Articles/BirthofaTieRod.htm (850 words)

	Azusa Engineering, Inc.Online Catalog - Tie Rods, Rod Ends & Kits
		Our strong, lightweight tubular tie rods are of the highest quality and come in eight lengths (x 5/16-24).
		Each kit includes one (1) tubular tie rod, two (2) deluxe male rod ends - one right-hand thread, one left-hand thread, and 2 jam nuts - one right-hand thread and one left-hand thread.
		Our solid tie rods are steel, plated and machined with extra-long threads for ease of trimming and adjustment.
	www.azusaeng.com /tierods/tierods.html (181 words)

	Ball Joint - Tie Rod - Lower Ball Joint - Replacement Tie Rod End - Inner Tie Rod
		Though they work together, the tie rod and ball joint are two separate entities that make sure your car can steer left and right at the same time it’s hitting bumps that might cause the wheel to travel up and down.
		Let’s start with the tie rod: As its name suggests, the tie rod ties together your steering rack or parallelogram linkage and your steering knuckle (the part your wheel is attached to).
		The tie rod can be permanently lubricated or it may have a grease zerk for periodic lubrication.
	www.car-stuff.com /balljointtierod.htm (738 words)

	Porsche 914 Steering System - Page 2
		The problem arises when the steering rack is lowered, changing the overall geometry of the tie rods with respect to the flat plane of the driving surface.
		The kit is installed between the steering rack and the tie rods, both sides.
		Tie rods can be damaged by running over curbs or simply wear out with age.
	www.pelicanparts.com /catalog/shopcart/9144/POR_9144_SUSstr_pg1.htm (665 words)

	ZJ Tie Rod Conversion
		He said it was a bolt on replacement for the stock tie rod and resulted in a much stronger setup.
		On the other hand, the ZJ tie rod is 1" O.D. The ZJ tie rod and tie rod end are joined by a regular adjusting sleeve, like the one located near the pitman arm end of the drag link.
		Joe removed my old tie rod and end together, so I'll be able to use it as a trail spare.
	www.stu-offroad.com /steering/zjtie/tierod-1.htm (802 words)

	Tie-Rod Upgrade
		riginally, the early trucks from 1932 to 1959 used a tie rod end that cupped a ball trunions on the end of the steering arms.
		As an assembly, the tie rod sits atop the ball trunions on the end of the steering arm.
		The point is, the lack of lubrication leads to the early failure of any tie rod and this tie rod isn’t very tough to begin with.
	www.classicperform.com /tech_articles/Tie-Rod-Upgrade/Tie-Rod-Upgrade.htm (1092 words)

	Chevy Tie Rod End Swap
		In addition to measuring, cutting and tapping the tie rod (the bar that goes from knuckle to knuckle) and the drag ling (the bar that goes from pitman arm to tie rod), you have to use a 7 degree reamer on the knuckles to match the taper or the post on the rod ends.
		However, it is likely that the new, larger tie rod is installed over the knuckle, it will interfere with the existing track bar bolt.
		To that, I added another piece of 1/4-inch flat across the face to tie the two pieces together, and then I added the bottom of the piece of rectangular tubing I had cut off to bump the track bars mounting surface back out to where it originally was.
	www.vintagebronco.com /newberry/pages/tech/tre/tre.html (589 words)

	Steering & Suspension: Tie Rod
		A tie rod consists of an inner and an outer end.
		The outer tie rod end connects with an adjusting sleeve, which allows the length of the tie rod to be adjustable.
		If tie rod replacement is necessary, a wheel alignment is also required because tie rod replacement disturbs the toe setting.
	www.carcare.org /Steering_Suspension/tie_rod.shtml (193 words)

	ROCKCRAWLER.com - Big Daddy Offroad Monster CJ Tie Rod and Drag Link
		Remember, the stock CJ has one “built in” to the drag link itself, and uses a regular tie rod end and sleeve at the other (usually pitman arm) end to allow lengthening or shortening to center the steering wheel and gear travel.
		You can usually remove the tie rod ends by prying or pushing down on the tie rod or drag link near the end, while at the same time sharply hitting the edge of the knuckle (near the hole) with a medium size hammer.
		If that fails, another possibility is to use a torch to heat the knuckle or pitman arm first, in an effort to expand the metal around the tie rod end slightly and allowing you to remove it using a pry bar and your trusty hammer.
	www.rockcrawler.com /techreports/bigdaddy_cj_tierod/index.asp (1459 words)

	tie rod end removal? - Corvette Forum
		Also the rod that connects to the idler arm, has a slight bend before it attaches to idler.
		To seperate the tie rod end from the spindle remove the nut and use a 3 pound mall and hit the spindle where the tie rod slips into it.:smash: It is a taper fit and a few good whacks will loosen the fit and it will fall right out.
		Pickle forks are okay as long as 1) the mount eye is not attached to anything with a bearing (such as the steering gear/pitman arm) because you can ruin the bearing etc, and 2) as long as you are not going to re-use the grease boot (the fork usually rips the boot).
	forums.corvetteforum.com /showthread.php?t=668008 (520 words)

	Jeep Tie Rod Tips on The CJ3B Page
		Then set the Jeep back on the pavement and adjust the tie rod ends so that when you measure the distance between the lines on the front center of the tires it is 1/8 to 1/4-inch less than the distance on the back of the tires.
		You should watch each tie rod end, the bell crank, and the drag link between the bell crank and the steering gear box.
		The big funky end with the tapered hole in it to accept another tie rod end is about $25.00, the other 3 are about $14.00.
	www.film.queensu.ca /CJ3B/Tech/TieRods.html (806 words)

	Zhicheng Pole: tie rod manufacturer and tie rods wholesaler
		As a professional tie rod manufacturer, we are not only selling our own products, but also helping customers to develop products, control quality, and handle all shipment.
		The Tie Rod connects the steering rack to the steering knuckle.
		Many inner tie rod end sockets do not have a complete hex on the full length of the socket.
	www.china-pole.com /tie_rod.htm (419 words)

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