04-03-2016, 05:11 PM | #1 |
Newbie Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: canada
Posts: 13
| tie rod droop....
how are people stopping the tie rod from falling down? I want it to stay up for clearance. I have the blue monkey steering
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04-03-2016, 05:42 PM | #2 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: United States
Posts: 447
| Re: tie rod droop....
I use o-rings on the pivot balls. Don't know if it will work with the Blue Monkey steering, but I can't see why it wouldn't if it's using pivot balls. Hard to see in this picture, but there's an x-ring o-ring between the lock nut and the rod end. It slips over the small end of the pivot ball. |
04-03-2016, 11:23 PM | #3 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: May 2015 Location: Reno
Posts: 74
| Re: tie rod droop....
I basically turn one of the ends up and the other down so that there is no pivoting motion. If that makes sense. Harley explains it in one of his videos he just recently posted.
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04-04-2016, 05:02 PM | #4 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: NNJ in the sticks
Posts: 210
| Re: tie rod droop....
The O ring is a good idea, I may have to try that. I just replaced my rod ends when I did my universals. There was tons of slop after about a year of running. I have a feeling though no matter what you do, after enough use the ends will wear out and have to be replaced.
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04-04-2016, 09:50 PM | #5 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Woodland
Posts: 279
| Re: tie rod droop.... This is what I do. Basically push the tie rod up to where you want it. Then using a set of pliers turn the rod end down, while still holding the tie rod, this will make the tie rod stay up. I have had no issues with knuckles turning etc. when doing this. I have run plastic C's and knuckles for over a year, zero issues. So its not stressing anything noticable IMO if you're worried about that.
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04-04-2016, 11:07 PM | #6 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Anchorage, Alaska
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| Re: tie rod droop....
because I'd prefer that the steel balls in the ball ends have full articulation during steering movement... I just put a small drop of CA or Locktite on the link-ball threads and tighten those down with the link in a more upright position. Twisting ball ends so that they oppose each other might hold... but doing that can also bind the steering servo slightly at it's max throw. I actually bond the ball ends to all my links ( Str'g and Susp. ) because my angled susp. links would tend to fall or drift downward due to gravity or impact. Gluing those... keeps my angled susp. links more upright. and keeps the steering link bend to the higher side in front of the axle's center chunk. Just a little drop... not a crap ton of glue. |
04-05-2016, 10:01 AM | #7 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: North Florida.
Posts: 242
| Re: tie rod droop....
I use a small rubber band on the draglink end, holds it up and flexes as it moves, not had to replace it yet.
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04-05-2016, 07:15 PM | #8 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: May 2015 Location: Reno
Posts: 74
| Re: tie rod droop.... Do they need the full range of motion though? I leave it so it can wiggle a bit but not flopping around.
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04-05-2016, 07:36 PM | #9 |
Newbie Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: canada
Posts: 13
| Re: tie rod droop....
i will play with it a bit here. i like the rubber band idea
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