Re: [MV] GPW tie rod question

Scott Watson (swatson@jps.net)
Wed, 14 Apr 1999 07:15:17 -0700

Martyn Horsfall ,
What you expected ( one left hand thread and one right hand thread) is
normally correct.
Perhaps the connecting tube was originally threaded wrong during
manufacture or a tie rod end was cross threaded.
Scott Watson, swatson@jps.net

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> From: Martyn Horsfall <blitz43@hotmail.com>
> To: mil-veh@skylee.com
> Subject: [MV] GPW tie rod question
> Date: Tuesday, April 13, 1999 10:02 PM
>
> Hi List,
> I recently removed the tie rods from my 1944 GPW to replace the worn
> tie rod ends. The shorter rod had one left-hand thread and one right
> hand thread while the longer rod had two right-hand threads. (I would
> have expected each rod to have a right and a left.) Both tie rods are
> Ford scripted and there is no evidence that either has been cut or
> altered in any way. Has anyone else found this? Wouldn't this mean
> that only the one tie rod can be adjusted on the vehicle? Would that
> allow enough adjustment to do a wheel alignment?
> I hope someone can shed some light on this for me!
>
> Martyn
> South Australia
>
>
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