[s-cars] Pot

[Peter Schulz]

Bill:

You can measure the old tie rod and new, but you are also making an 
assumption that nothing else shifted, like the strut, control arm or 
subframe....personally I would install it and adjust as close as possible 
to original, then take it for an alignment....


-Peter


At 12:35 PM 2/16/2007 -0600, you wrote:
>
 hole debacle. The hazard:  unseen pot hole in the late apex position of 
>a 90o RH turn. The victim: S6 avant pig, aka: me. The thought:  Whoa ut 
>oh!  Hope I didn’t break nothing. The aftermath: Slightly damaged cup 1 
>rim.                       Slow leaking air.                       Bent 
>tie rod. The solution: Rim sealer to stop the air 
>leak.                     New 80 buck tie rod from Blau. The 
>question/s:   Anything special about this removal and 
>install?                          Will I need an alignment or can I 
>measure the old tie rod and set the new to the 
>same?                          How do I stay warm in a freezing garage? 
>BTDT’s appreciated. Bill~just say no to pot holes~M -- No virus found in 
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-Peter Schulz
Chelmsford Ma, USA
http://www.naaclub.org/

1995.5 S6 Emerald/Ecru
1991 200 20v Q Avant Titan Grey
1991 200 20v Q Avant Indigo Mica (for Sale)
1991 90 20v Q Red

1990 CQ silver
1991 CQ silver  (eS2 recipient)