Tie Rod Adjuster Sleeve
04-24-2018, 04:28 PM
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Tie Rod Adjuster Sleeve
I need to adjust the front toe on my 72. As near as I can tell, one COMPLETE turn of the adjuster sleeve moves the tie rods in or out approximately 1/16 of an inch. Correct? Just looking for confirmation of my findings. Thanks.
04-24-2018, 04:39 PM
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IIRC they are 5/8-18 so one turn is 1/18" of an inch or pretty damn close to 1/16"
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04-24-2018, 06:09 PM
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Except that when you turn the sleeve, you are turning it at both ends...so it is spreading the equivalent of TWO thread widths.
04-24-2018, 06:29 PM
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Outer tie rod, adjuster sleeve, inner tie rod. Measured from grease fitting to grease fitting.Gave it one full turn. Backwards, forwards multiple times. Came up a smidge more than a 1/16".While sitting at my kitchen table. I do some of my best work sitting at my kitchen table.
04-25-2018, 01:42 AM
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One revolution on an 18 thread screw should be .0555". So, that change at each end should yield slightly less than 1/8" (.111").
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04-25-2018, 07:14 AM
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One turn of one tie-rod-end, in or out should be 1/18 change
One turn of the sleeve (as it would be on the car with both ends fixed) should be twice as much (1/9)
But whatever you need is whatever you need.
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