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Should there be any vertical play in the tie rod end?
I just had my car looked at for a DE pre-tech. The wrench used a big channel lock and squeezed the tie rod end trying to compress it vertically. The was a little movement as he squeezed the channel lock. When you grab the wheel and move it or wiggle the steering wheel, there is no play at all. Is this natural for the tie rod end to have a little veritcal play? They are new as of two years ago. They have a few track days and about 5K miles on them.
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04-16-2003, 10:05 AM
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Navin Johnson
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Some vertical play is expected in all the joints..(ball joint, tie rods ends etc..) Whats the guy did during your tech is to see the you didnt have excesive play.. Sounds like a good track tech.
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04-16-2003, 11:18 AM
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Yeah but he "failed" it. I write in quotes because he thinks it's borderline. I think it's fine. I would like to do this same test on a new tie rod end to compare but I do not have one. It's moving about 1mm.
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04-16-2003, 11:24 AM
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Navin Johnson
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Chris there is a spec for the amount of allowable play... I dont happen to know it though..
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04-16-2003, 11:42 AM
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Thanks. That'll be a good number to find. If you have it great, if not I can try elsewhere. Thanks for your help with this.
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