[urq] I'm the guy whose rear tie rods were installed upside down.Tie rod damage photo?

[Brandon Rogers]

Oooh that doesn't look good

Brandon

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From: urq-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:urq-bounces at audifans.com] On
Behalf Of steven j
Sent: Saturday, November 11, 2006 3:14 PM
To: urq at audifans.com
Subject: [urq] I'm the guy whose rear tie rods were installed upside
down.Tie rod damage photo?


Hi - I'm the guy whose rear 'early car'  tie-rods were installed upside
down - reducing body clearance and
putting  dents in the undercarriage.    I finally
started correcting this  - but I wonder if the tie rod
are bent due to this error?  There is a bend where
there are tie rod is still threaded - which seems
strange.  

http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/37382/closeup.jpg

http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/37382/beforehalfturn367.jpg

http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/37382/afterhalfturn368.jpg

Anyone have a photo,  a tie rod in hand - or willing
to peek under their car to see if this bend is normal?
  I was able to loosen the sleeve and flip the tie rod
180 degrees relative to the ball joint end,  so I can
try re-installing.  The through bolt for the tie rod
didn't have a washer as per ETKA   n 011 531 7 ,  I
assume ETKA is correct.    The 2 clamps on the
adjusting sleeve - do they need to be positioned in
any orientation -  like bolts before or behind the tie
rod.

BTW - my other side looks the same - which doesn't
prove too much. 

steve








 
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