Repair case where tie rod (ball joint) connects?
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That's exactly how we used to fix coal mine haul trucks. When I was cleaning out my toolbox at retirement and going through my saved prints I ran across a print of the bushing we made. The tapered holes were bored out onsite and the bushing installed with an interference fit. A larger washer was counterbored into the bottom to retain it.I did this repair on a large Case tractor. I made the new bushing a press fit into the arm that attached the tie rod to the top of the knuckle. Luckily, the arm was easily removed which made the machining for the bushing to be inserted into the arm, easy to get done on the mill with a boring head.
Here is a horrible paint picture showing how I did it.
I made the bushing on my lathe with the correct taper for the tie rod.
Ever hear of “Isky Cams”…??Probably a diversity hire did it.
Ed “isky” Iskenderian
July 10, 1921 – February 3, 2026
Beloved Hot Rod Pioneer, Entrepreneur, Mentor, and Industry Legend Edward “Isky” Iskenderian — a towering figure in American automotive culture, affectionately known as the “Camfather” — passed away peacefully at the age of 104 after a life that irrevocably shaped hot rodding, drag racing, and the performance aftermarket.
Just think how much Better things Would Have Been, tho’ ….if we’d had a more aggressive policy and not inclusively allowed those diverse, ethnic, Armenians from Immigrating…..
RIP
hmm, wonder if you could mix up some good 'JB Weld' aka metal epoxy, mush it in, then insert the tapered shaft, wrapped in tape, let cure for 2 days, knock out shaft, remove tape and reinstall ?
"Diversity hire implies that the person was hired to fulfill a company's diversity quota rather than based on their qualifications or skills."
I don’t interpret it that way at all….because In my company I don’t have “quotas”. From the applications to an opening, (application forms do not reveal any ethnicity) the most qualified applicants are interviewed. The applicant is provided the job details and chooses whether or not to pursue the opening. If in the affirmative, the applicant is introduced to the staff, and if camaraderie and congeniality is found, the opening is filled. It’s a two-way street.
I have also worked in a large gov’t agency. Diversity, ethnicity, and talent was never an issue in my view. While I had little in-common with some individuals, those differences did not adversely affect job performance.
It’s been my experience that those who object to diversity and wish to exclude those who differ from themselves, are the persons who in reality will reveal themselves to be the misfit. The more diverse the group …the more frequent and imaginative the solutions to problems be found.
Think of it as “cooperation” toward a mutually beneficial and common goal. (And it gets downright humorous at times.)
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You and your company don't interpret it that way. but the people that make up the rules do.
Where do you work? so I can watch for when they go out of business or sell to private equity.
If someone gets a job instead of me because they are better at the job than me. They deserve it. I don't expect special treatment because I may not be a qualified candidate.
There are plenty of “qualified” people. The issue, IMO, is finding/hiring “team players”.… and That means people who get-along well with others….favoring “diversity.”, and ”inclusion”. Ethnicity is a bonus, IMO, because we deal internationally. A ”WASP” no longer carries the prestige it once did in many parts of the world, especially in light of recent American political atmosphere.
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Equity has absolutely nothing to do with the equality of skills or really equality at all. Look up the definition of the word. In the current usage, it is trying to make justice through employment of diversity, equity and other terms that are not associated with skill or knowledge levels,
Cut some strips out of an aluminum can and wrap them around the tie rod end taper. I have fixed many this way. Get it to fit as tight as you can and put a hard flat washer under the nut and tighten it down.
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Not sure if that still applies, but years ago some of the cans were made of steel and only the lid was aluminium.
I needed a shim for assembling a rear axle and of course found out the weekend when shops were closed. Grabbed a magnet and cycled to the next filling station; magnet clung to a Coke can that 35 years later still has the priviledge making sure a Mercedes W113 rear axle moves smoothely
I installed a new one, added a washer on the bottom. Tightened it real good. Was solid for about 2 days (16ish hours). Now sloppy again. May take off and add some shims as suggested. When they are new they are tight and easy to tighten the nut on. But once they are used and loosen up, how do you get the nut tight without the stud spinning?