Broken tie rod end!

[jlagnese at massed.net (John Lagnese)]

This is the old idea, lucky that you didn't get hurt, or unlucky that it
broke? Glad you're ok!
John
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kervin Ridgley" <kridgley@brownscar.com>
To: "List" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Saturday, May 15, 2004 3:40 PM
Subject: Broken tie rod end!


I was pulling out of my driveway Thursday and my drivers side tie rod end
broke.  I was only going about 15 mph, but boy did my car shot to the other
side of the road in a hurry.  I had only the slightest warning last week.  I
was noticing that my car would change heading (I don't know how else to put
it), my I was on or off the gas.  I mean, on gas just a little to the right,
off gas, just a little to the left.  I didn't feel any looseness of feel
rattles.  It looks as if the metal "collar" holding the "ball" rusted
through.  I did just put over 150,000 miles on my car.  I'm just glad it
didn't happen during one of my high speed adventures.

I got a crappy replacement one from Advanced Auto.  The stud is just a
threaded bolt so it doesn't press in, just the nut holds it on.  The bolt
doesn't have a hole drilled in it, so they just put a nylon-lock nut on
there.  I measured the total length before I took it apart and put the new
on in the same as the old one.  I going to order a German made one on Monday
to replace it.
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