02-22-2021, 02:08 PM
Steering is always something I keep a check on during winter repair time. There has been a small amount of see-sawing for a couple of years now. I hired a mechanic to help me inspect and he found the tie rod ends, which Bill spoke of earlier in this post, were rusty. I didn't like that so ordered new one from Newell since they had the better pricing.
A little explaining about the description of parts on the IFS84 suspension might help here. the spindles attach to a forging that is fixed on each side but has a bearing allowing it to rotate. The link between could be called the drag link although we always called the drag link the piece from the pitman arm to the spindle on a car. There is a ball jointed rod on a Newell as in a car or truck but it is not the rod I am referring to. This piece is from DS forging to PS forging and is sympathetic with steering movement. It was not tight as it had sloppy movement. Now comes the drama!
The shaft is 1.625 OD (thread to thread) which is larger than Bill's , i believe.
[attachment=8352] The ends are right hand and left hand threaded. $800 each! Newell cannot get them currently (might have one left hand). Dana-Spicer list them as obsolete. They are made with a large spring pushing a cup against the ball with a mating cup 180 degrees. [attachment=8354][attachment=8353] [attachment=8355]
Newell had one left hand in stock but cannot source the right hand end. Since there was no other option, I added turns to the internal nut making the resistance nearly the same as the new one. The pictures are the old left hand end I dismantled to understand what I was dealing with. I was really surprised to see all the scoring and gouges in the hardened ball!
Now alignment is next and I should be good to go. Thank you Bill for posting the tow-in figures.
A little explaining about the description of parts on the IFS84 suspension might help here. the spindles attach to a forging that is fixed on each side but has a bearing allowing it to rotate. The link between could be called the drag link although we always called the drag link the piece from the pitman arm to the spindle on a car. There is a ball jointed rod on a Newell as in a car or truck but it is not the rod I am referring to. This piece is from DS forging to PS forging and is sympathetic with steering movement. It was not tight as it had sloppy movement. Now comes the drama!
The shaft is 1.625 OD (thread to thread) which is larger than Bill's , i believe.
[attachment=8352] The ends are right hand and left hand threaded. $800 each! Newell cannot get them currently (might have one left hand). Dana-Spicer list them as obsolete. They are made with a large spring pushing a cup against the ball with a mating cup 180 degrees. [attachment=8354][attachment=8353] [attachment=8355]
Newell had one left hand in stock but cannot source the right hand end. Since there was no other option, I added turns to the internal nut making the resistance nearly the same as the new one. The pictures are the old left hand end I dismantled to understand what I was dealing with. I was really surprised to see all the scoring and gouges in the hardened ball!
Now alignment is next and I should be good to go. Thank you Bill for posting the tow-in figures.
Gordon Jones
2000-45'-2slide-#567