Model A Tie Rods

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31fordav8

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Could Anyone Help Me Confirm How To Assemble A Model A Tie Rod End?

I Put The Spring In First Then The Plunger That Sits In The Spring Then The Curved Puck Then Snap To The Ball And Screw The Plug In? Is That Correct? How Tight Do You Make It?
 
Yoe need a 25% load on the spring so there will be no movement.

Ron

Also should have mentioned that the steering arm and pitman arm balls should be round, if not, correct this problem first, then when the 25% load is applied to the tie rod ends and drag link ends you will have easier steering and less play in the steering wheel.
 
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yes that's the right order. According to the books the spring should be compressed 25% of it unpressured lenght. The problem is that not all the spring supplied these days are the same strength. I try and guage the compreesed length etc by measuring but generally I end up justdoing it up "very tight" with a big screw driver. To some extent you can estimate that it's "about right" by the position of the slot and split pin. No matter what method you use you should check them after a few days as the chances are they willl settle in and take some further pressuring.
you can access the slots by puting the vehicle on full lock.
 
Pardon the hijacking, but it may be of interest to ask how many different style tie rod ends there were during the Model A production run. The grease fiting locations change, and I think there are drive in and threaded style fittings. Bob
 
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