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Re: tie rods frozen?

To: esw5@cornell.edu, quattro@coimbra.ans.net
Subject: Re: tie rods frozen?
From: STEADIRIC@aol.com
Date: Sun, 15 Sep 1996 21:59:22 -0400
Sender: owner-quattro@coimbra.ans.net

>Any of you guys and gals out there every run into a tie rod that won't 
>adjust?
>
>Doing a home-brew front-end 'adjustment'. Did the right side. Nice and 
>smooth.
>Used a 10" crescent wrench (nice chrome-moly one too, not Vise Grip)
>
>Came to do the left side and the damn thing won't budge. Tried tapping on
>the arms to see if that will free it. No dice. Heat? Lube Soak it?

Happens all the time...... I know not the answer that you wanted to hear! 
 The fix.... Heat lot's of heat.

Later!


Eric Fletcher
'87 5KCSTQIA2RSR2B
St. Louis, MO

STEADIRIC@aol.com

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