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04-28-2012, 11:08 AM

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Steering failure -- Tie rod stripped and fell off!

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Posted By geoffff

Re: Steering failure -- Tie rod stripped and fell off!

In any case I ended up having a shop (Les Schwab in Shoreline, WA) do the work for me. They contracted out the fabrication of a new custom tie rod to Olympic 4x4 (https://www.oly4x4.com/).
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Forum: 4x4

04-28-2012, 11:02 AM

Replies: 26

Steering failure -- Tie rod stripped and fell off!

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Posted By geoffff

Re: Steering failure -- Tie rod stripped and fell off!

Everyone seems surprised that the threads stripped out. Even Heber @ Sportsmobile. I take it this is unusual. So, I don't know why this happened to me.

One slightly fishy aspect of my tie rod...

Forum: 4x4

04-26-2012, 01:20 PM

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Steering failure -- Tie rod stripped and fell off!

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Posted By geoffff

Re: Steering failure -- Tie rod stripped and fell off!

This makes me wonder if that's why the Ford Owners Manual includes a caution to avoid turning the steering wheel unless the vehicle is in motion, and never to turn it all the way (i.e., fully...

Forum: 4x4

04-24-2012, 11:41 AM

Replies: 26

Steering failure -- Tie rod stripped and fell off!

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Posted By geoffff

Re: Steering failure -- Tie rod stripped and fell off!

Just chatted with H at Sportsmobile. He says the tie rod itself is a Sportsmobile custom part. Now I wonder how do we determine if the tie rod threads are stripped, the rod, or both?

-- Geoff

Forum: 4x4

04-24-2012, 11:40 AM

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Steering failure -- Tie rod stripped and fell off!

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Posted By geoffff

Re: Steering failure -- Tie rod stripped and fell off!

Welcome back! I'm not sure if I would have noticed this starting to get loose unless the bolt happened to be somewhat pulled out when I looked under the van. Makes me want to have some kind of...

Forum: 4x4

04-22-2012, 11:11 PM

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Steering failure -- Tie rod stripped and fell off!

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Posted By geoffff

Steering failure -- Tie rod stripped and fell off!

Just back from a long weekend adventure in the Sportsmobile -- first trip in over 6 months! Surprises include a mouse, the Norcold 2.7cf fridge failing, and my tie rod falling off! Good thing I was...

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