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Member ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 326 Joined: 2-June 06 From: Montgomery, AL Member No.: 6,136 Region Association: South East States ![]() |
Could have been serious safety issue, but I guess I got lucky.
Decided to drive the '75 914 Saturday morning. Fired it up, backed it out of the garage, turned the steering wheel to pull down the driveway. A popping noise came from the front of the car as I'm still backing in reverse and the steering turns to crap. I get out of the car and one front tire is turning right while the other is turning left. I put the car up on jack stands and remove the steering rack cover. The tie rod came out of the steering rack and was just dangeling from the wheel side. This car has the turbo tie rods that were on the car when I purchased it from AA about 2 years ago. I have probably driven the car about 1500 miles since I have owned it with no signs of trouble with the tie rods or front suspension. Any ideas of how the tie rod could just pop out of the steering rack. The threads on the rod and inside the rack appear to be ok from what I can tell. Should I just remove the pin and nut from the wheel side and screw the tie rod back into the rack? Anything else I should look for? I assume I will also need to have the alignment checked? I feel lucky as this could have happend going into a corner at speed and the results would have been ugly. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/WTF.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) |
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Chimp Sanctuary NW. Check it out. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 22,098 Joined: 2-March 03 From: Orion's Bell. The BELL! Member No.: 378 Region Association: Galt's Gulch ![]() |
you are so lucky. i don't get how there can be 0 threads showing on the outside without the spacers. that should cause the outer end threads to be way exposed to make up for the increased overall distance. it just doesn't add up.
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Excellence Magazine Project 914 3.6 ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Retired Members Posts: 1,278 Joined: 20-May 06 From: Central California Member No.: 6,031 Region Association: None ![]() ![]() |
you are so lucky. i don't get how there can be 0 threads showing on the outside without the spacers. that should cause the outer end threads to be way exposed to make up for the increased overall distance. it just doesn't add up. k Assuming that the rack side was screwed in all the way, I see what you are getting at......However, this looks more and more that it was never tightened in the first place and it was used for adjustment. It must have been hanging on by only a thread or two.....Big time lucky!. Someone's looking out for you. |
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