L2500 TIE ROD

[NEWK]

DOES ANYONE KNOW IF THE TIE ROD ON A L2500 IS SUPPOSE TO HAVE BEND, OR IS IT SUPPOSE TO BE LASER STRAIGHT? BOUGHT THIS TRACTOR FOR MY GIRL A FEW WEEKS AGO

 

[Dave_eng]

DOES ANYONE KNOW IF THE TIE ROD ON A L2500 IS SUPPOSE TO HAVE BEND, OR IS IT SUPPOSE TO BE LASER STRAIGHT? BOUGHT THIS TRACTOR FOR MY GIRL A FEW WEEKS AGO

it was made straight.

Check your toe-in. Bent parts will cause problems with toe accelerating tire wear.

Dave

 

[SidecarFlip]

Time for the gas axe and an arbor press.

 

[NEWK]

it was made straight.

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Check your toe-in. Bent parts will cause problems with toe accelerating tire wear.

Dave

Thanks Dave for the info. no acetylene for the hot wench

 

[Dave_eng]

Thanks Dave for the info. no acetylene for the hot wench

If you can get the toe-in adjusted to the necessary spec then I would just leave the bent tie rod alone.

By being bent the metal undergoes a work hardening process and will be stronger than it was before being bent.

However, if it is drastically bent then the concern would be for an invisible crack which eventually leads to complete separation of the tie rod.

Dave

 

[NEWK]

If you can get the toe-in adjusted to the necessary spec then I would just leave the bent tie rod alone.

By being bent the metal undergoes a work hardening process and will be stronger than it was before being bent.

However, if it is drastically bent then the concern would be for an invisible crack which eventually leads to complete separation of the tie rod.

Dave

I would leave it the way it is, if it was an old beat up tractor, but someone put a lot of time and money into it. I'm the next one who is going to do the same, but that's ok I like working on it, for now. waiting for all the new parts to arrive at the front door.

 

[Dave_eng]

I would leave it the way it is, if it was an old beat up tractor, but someone put a lot of time and money into it. I'm the next one who is going to do the same, but that's ok I like working on it, for now. waiting for all the new parts to arrive at the front door.

That is great.

Sometimes forum members are facing tough financial decisions when it comes to repairing their tractors and I never want to forget that when giving advice.

Dave