Tie rod ends too tight?!

[TLangM998]

I installed new tie rod ends and upper ball joints this weekend, and tightened them to the torque specs via the TMs. But the castle nut goes well beyond the cotter pin hole. Is this normal? Did I get the ball joints and tie rod ends with the wrong size joint shafts on them? I attached some pics below. Also, what is this on the rear of my fuel tank? It looks like a really funk fuel line... that's torn. TIA!

 

[Action]

Just compare your tie rod ends to the ones you took out. Are they the same length?

 

[sue]

Washer, washers??

 

[gringeltaube]

.... Except where the boot gets squeezed too much, of course.
In that case I have used thin (stainless) sheet-metal to form a cone and use as a shim.


G.

 

[TLangM998]

The only washers the TMs show are on the hub side of the tie rods and I have them there.

 

[juanprado]

double check part numbers/nsn to make sure you are not mixing 10k & 12K parts

 

[TLangM998]

double check part numbers/nsn to make sure you are not mixing 10k & 12K parts

So there are 10k and 12k tie rods? Not just axles? Can you tell I’m a newbie?! Ha!


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[TLangM998]

So my boots looked too squeezed huh?


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[juanprado]

I know ball joints and pitman arm/idler arm and center link are different. I don't like how it is exposed past the nut. But in reality, It is not going anywhere and you could always bend the cotter pin ends down to engage the castle nut U shaped. I don't think that comes from over tightening as the joint would stop at the taper but I wonder if the center link for the 12k is thicker? Pure guess on my part, I have not researched.....

 

[TLangM998]

I know ball joints and pitman arm/idler arm and center link are different. I don't like how it is exposed past the nut. But in reality, It is not going anywhere and you could always bend the cotter pin ends down to engage the castle nut U shaped. I don't think that comes from over tightening as the joint would stop at the taper but I wonder if the center link for the 12k is thicker? Pure guess on my part, I have not researched.....

I’ll look into it. Thanks a bunch!


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[86humv]

Moog has tie rod assemblies to.
I'll look at them tues.

 

[Augi]

There is a heavy drag link with thicker bosses.

 

[AMTAK]

Here are some part numbers for drag links.

 

[TLangM998]

Thanks Guys! Do my boots look too squished?

 

[Awol]

I wonder if they gave you the wrong length/height castle nut?