[Spridgets] tie rod clunk.

[Hal Faulkner]

Andy
There are shims in there, but...   The thing is very solidly screwed
together.  Special tool required to disassemble without chewing it up.
Perhaps your local machine shop can do it for you.  John Twist (the MG
Guru) has something on taking them apart, clamps them in a vise or
something, then he cleans them up on the lathe afterwards.
Hal

On Tue, Oct 2, 2012 at 12:14 AM, Andy Webster <a_d_webster at yahoo.com.au>wrote:

> Greetings People,.
>
> I hope everyone is well....it's been a while since I
> posted..
>
>
> I think one of my tie rods might be knackered....
>
> When I turn the
> steering wheel a little, just a tiny bit, there is an audible clunk coming
> from the area of the tie rod.
> I had hoped it was the tie rod end, but when I
> grip the inner end of the tie rod through the rubber gaiter, I can feel
> the
> ball move in its socket...
> Can this ball/socket joint be tightened to take up
> the play and silence the clunk?
>
> I read in the manual that there are shims
> in here somewhere... I have not had one apart before so am not thoroughly
> familiar with it all yet...
>
> any one got any tips?  (BTW this is the passenger
> side tie rod in a RHD mkIIa sprite)
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