[DeTomaso] tie rod ends

[Will Kooiman]

> Every other car you've worked on has been wrong. :>)
> 
> The hole in the spindle is tapered; the tie rod end will only go into the 
> spindle with the nut facing down.

I think he's talking about non-Panteras.

I am 95% sure old Mustangs have the stud facing up.

Will.

-----Original Message-----
From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On
Behalf Of MikeLDrew at aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2008 1:32 AM
To: justingreisberg at hotmail.com; detomaso at realbig.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] tie rod ends


In a message dated 7/7/08 16 50 11, justingreisberg at hotmail.com writes:


> 
> I have just gotten around to finally putting the front suspension together

> after being dissassembled for 3 years.  I have new tie rod ends.  On all
other 
> old cars I have worked on, the tie rod end fits in so that the stud is 
> facing up, with the nut on top.  No matter how I do it, the only way the
pantera 
> seems to go is with the stud pointing down to the ground.  the shop manual

> does not really show this connection.  is this the right way, or do I need
to 
> take out the welder and adjust things? 
> 


Mike


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