another tie rod end

[chris989]

Hello all,

I am in the same boat as others and search some older threads.
Kubota wants ~$400 per side for my tie rod assembly. Both the inner and outer are toast on both sides so this is almost a grand to replace.

I have been searching catalogs for the inners 35080-4460. I can fab just about anything for the outers.
Does anyone know of a source for the straight 18mm inner joint or a link/idea how to safely fabricate something.

My 3450 is no cream puff so a little frankinfab wont hurt it.

thanks,
Chris

 

[85Hokie]

This say it fits....
https://www.ebay.com/itm/38440-4478...2500-L2600-L3000-L3450-Tractors-/251859349027

Applications:
Kubota® Tractors - L185F, L210, L245F, L245H, L285, L295F, L2050, L2250, L2350F, L2500,
L2550, L2600, L2650DT, L2850F, L2900F, L2950, L3000, L3010F, L3130F, L3250F, L3300F, L3450, L3650F, L3830F, L4200F, L4300F, L4310F, MX5000F

 

[chris989]

i need the inner also,
https://www.ebay.com/p/16025452908

Not 100% sure about the quality of this one but it is 120$ says "fits" Kubota and the brand is Kubota. waiting to hear back from the seller

 

[GeoHorn]

How many hours on your tractor?
What are all you guys that lose tie-rod-ends doing with your tractors that are killing the tie-rod-ends?
Are Kubota tie-rod-ends made of unobtanium which is very soft and untempered to cause so many failures?
Tie-rod-ends should be very durable.... the ones on cars/trucks last for 100k miles and a decade or more.
What’s with these...?

 

[D2Cat]

Not sure Geo. but they even have a shield to protect them. Folks have to be driving through deep thick brush piles!

 

[GreensvilleJay]

maybe a lot of heavy loader,turning the wheels wear ??
With power steering it's easy to not 'feel' the stress turning the wheels without moving,something 'armstrong' sterring lets you KNOW .
as for replacements, I'd be searching the net for anything that 'fits the holes'....

 

[orange crusher]

Hey, you can work a D-4 Cat dozer just like a D-8...................................................for a while.
Works on the same principle as putting bigger springs on the rear of a 1/2 ton truck and make it a 3/4 ton.

 

[bjmsam]

On my L3710, all four boots had deteriorated and all four ball joints were dry with considerable play. New tie rod assemblies are super expensive (HTA0A-13700 ASSY ROD TIE RH is $491.52 for OEM at Messick's or $290.40 for aftermarket at Worthington, and TA040-13700 ASSY ROD TIE LH is $375.20 for OEM at Messick's or $172.81 for aftermarket at Worthington), so I figured it was worth attempting repair before replacement.

I bought 32580-44770 COMP.END TIE ROD RH (aftermarket on Amazon for $31.59 with zerk grease fitting) and a set of four 32580-44780 COVER DUST (aftermarket on Amazon for $35, with one unused as a spare). I removed the old, contaminated grease from the ball joints with solvent before packing in fresh grease and reassembling. It worked out better than I expected, as all four now are nice and firm!

 

[Hugo Habicht]

If the play is not excessive they can be repaired. I cleaned out the grease, new grease in and then pressed them together, similar to what was done in production originally. New boot, done.

See: Link tie rod ends and Link tie rod boots

 

[NorthwoodsLife]

Are Kubota tie-rod-ends made of unobtanium which is very soft and untempered to cause so many failures?
Tie-rod-ends should be very durable.... the ones on cars/trucks last for 100k miles and a decade or more.
What’s with these...?

Probably out sourced to China or Thailand, Cambodia, etc.

This should NOT be an issue. Even with a full bucket in mud or otherwise.

I have beat the living sh1t out of Kubotas in the past. Never had a steering issue.