Bent Tie Rod

SideKick · Post by **SideKick** » Thu Jun 30, 2011 3:22 pm

Hallo julle.

As gevolg van my wat n bitjie sleg gery het

het ek my Tie Rod (Daai lang dun rod tussen jou voorste wiele) gebuig

Waar kan ek n nuwe een (of n ou een) kry. Ek bel oral maar niemand kan my help nie.

Help asb!!!

Dankie!!!

ThysdJ · Post by **ThysdJ** » Thu Jun 30, 2011 3:26 pm

buig hom reguit... en laat stel jou wheel alignment.

SideKick · Post by **SideKick** » Thu Jun 30, 2011 3:34 pm

ThysdJ wrote:buig hom reguit... en laat stel jou wheel alignment.

Doen ek dit self? En hoe? Of vat ek dit iewers heen om te laat reguit buig?

Post by **Mud Dog** » Thu Jun 30, 2011 7:29 pm

As Thys said, bend it straight and take it for wheel alignment. Just take it off first .... don't try to bend it straight while it's still on the vehicle .... you could damage the tie rod ends. You can also work more accurately with it off ...... I'm not sure, but I suspect that it's not solid, a tube and not solid bar, so just be careful not to kink the rod. Also do not change the position of the tie rod end adjustments, so that when you re-fit it and take it for alignment it's close to where it should be and not scuff / wear the tyres unnecessarily. (If you have already made an interim adjustment, I hope you remember how many turns you adjusted by.)

SideKick · Post by **SideKick** » Thu Jul 07, 2011 5:24 pm

Hi Guys

As you guys might know by now, I'm still a little bit mechanically challanged

With that in mind, I think the guy at TWT IS AN IDIOT!

I lookend at a friends Defender and his Tie Rod is A LOT more krooked than mine. There shouldn't be ANY reason for them not to be able to alighn my wheels (I think). I mean, that's why you have the ball joints on both sides of the rod isn't it?

Please take a look at these pics of my Tie Rod and give me your opinions please!

I took two pics, one from each side.

Thanks!!

The Legend · Post by **The Legend** » Thu Jul 07, 2011 5:34 pm

Jou steering drag link lyk ook vir my gebuig.

SideKick · Post by **SideKick** » Thu Jul 07, 2011 5:57 pm

Lollie wrote:Jou steering drag link lyk ook vir my gebuig.

Nope. Hy is reguit. Hy lyk net gebuig oor hy so aangepak is aan die linker kant onder.

Wat dink jy van die Tie Rod?

ThysdJ · Post by **ThysdJ** » Thu Jul 07, 2011 6:15 pm

SideKick wrote:Wat dink jy van die Tie Rod?

Mooi reguit... daar is niks fout met hom nie, jy moet Kaspaas sinne kom kyk...

SideKick · Post by **SideKick** » Thu Jul 07, 2011 6:43 pm

ThysdJ wrote:
SideKick wrote:Wat dink jy van die Tie Rod?
Mooi reguit... daar is niks fout met hom nie, jy moet Kaspaas sinne kom kyk...

Na ek en Tinus al van 2 uur af sukkel om die hele Tie Rod af te kry en nie kon nie, het Jacques hom nou in 5 minute met n 10 pond hammer af gekry

Post by **Mud Dog** » Thu Jul 07, 2011 7:52 pm

No reason why the wheel alignment cannot be set with a bent tie-rod. If you had a bent steering arm, that's a totally different matter, but from what you described there isn't much of a chance that you have bent one .... it would require a helluva knock. Straighten that tie-rod up by eye and put it back, then have the alignment checked.

Thabogrobler · Post by **Thabogrobler** » Thu Jul 07, 2011 8:58 pm

SideKick wrote:
Na ek en Tinus al van 2 uur af sukkel om die hele Tie Rod af te kry en nie kon nie, het Jacques hom nou in 5 minute met n 10 pond hammer af gekry

Baie maklik as jy weet hoe?

Laat my dink aan so episode toe ek in Amerkia gewerk het en die ouens ure lank gesukkel het om die Tie rod af te kry. My Afrika manier was 'not even remotely an option'.

So 4 ure se spook later was my Afrika manier toe nie so 'remotely' nie! Afgehaal in onder 3 minute!

Andries · Post by **Andries** » Thu Jul 07, 2011 9:40 pm

Stephan jy moet na daai briekpyp kyk wat so los hang hy gaan afbreek.

Mr_B · Post by **Mr_B** » Fri Jul 08, 2011 1:10 pm

Firstly, that's not the tie rod that's bent, it's called the track rod. The tie rods are the 2 ball joint that are screwed in at the ends of the track rod. I also bent my track rod some time ago, but wasn't as fortunate as you, I bent it where the thread starts for the tie rod. The bend misaligned the thread so that tie rod could be screwed back in! I got a 2nd hand replacement, which I re-inforced with steel pipe over the track rod.

ThysdJ · Post by **ThysdJ** » Fri Jul 08, 2011 1:16 pm

Mr_B wrote:Firstly, that's not the tie rod that's bent, it's called the track rod. The tie rods are the 2 ball joint that are screwed in at the ends of the track rod. I also bent my track rod some time ago, but wasn't as fortunate as you, I bent it where the thread starts for the tie rod. The bend misaligned the thread so that tie rod could be screwed back in! I got a 2nd hand replacement, which I re-inforced with steel pipe over the track rod.

AHA!!! The Rusty Rod saga... I remember this well...

Evert Deyzel · Post by **Evert Deyzel** » Fri Jul 08, 2011 1:30 pm

What will the effects be of a bent steering drag link?

Evert

SideKick · Post by **SideKick** » Fri Jul 08, 2011 1:51 pm

Well, I took the Tie Rod to Steering Brake & Suspension Centre in Montaque Gardens this morning. They put it in a machine and straigtened it for me in less than 2 mins

When I asked what I owe, they told me it's fine, no problem. And on the way out they even offered me some advice regarding steering and alighnment

Great guys there and great service :!: Thanks a lot guys :!: :!: :!:

SideKick · Post by **SideKick** » Fri Jul 08, 2011 1:54 pm

And thank for all the other advice guys! Appreciate it!!!

Post by **Mud Dog** » Fri Jul 08, 2011 6:28 pm

Bretton, AFAIK a track rod refers to a rack & pinion steering, with the tie rods on the ends ... the alignment adjustment is done on the tie rods. With the SFA the "track rod" is not supported by the chassis (free floating) and is generally referred to as the tie rod and the adjustment is made with it ... the end pieces are firm extensions of the tie rod (cannot articulate as is necessary IRO a track rod) and are called tie rod ends.

Glad you came right, Stephan!

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