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Mon, 22 December 2014 19:41

bwevers

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Roy,
My coach was squirrely with the 1 ton front end installed.
It took me over a year to discover that a tie rod end was loose.
The Toronado rod ends have a 2 inch per foot taper, whereas the one ton knuckle has a 1.5 inch per foot taper.

The holes in the knuckle have to be reamed to fit the Toronado rod end.
If the hole is reamed too big, the rod end won't seat.
If the cotter pin fits in too easily, the hole could be reamed too big.

When this happens, the nut on the tie rod end will bottom on the threads before the tapered rod end is seated in hole properly.
If the big end of the tapered hole in the knuckle is too big, you could have this problem.
I put a 0.020" tapered shim in mine to tighten it up (or else replace the knuckle $$).
This made a world of difference.

Also, Jim H. said he uses a Nyloc nut instead of the castellated net on the tie-rod-end,
probably because the cotter pin won't fit when the tapered hole is tight.

Also, my handling improved when I installed Peter Huber's torsion bars and raised the front ride height.

Regards,
Bill

Bill Wevers GMC49ers, GMC Western States 1975 Glenbrook - Manny Powerdrive, OneTon 455 F Block, G heads San Jose

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