Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2022 11:30:02 -0500
Reply-To: Tom C <thomas.casal@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Tom C <thomas.casal@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Inner tie rods
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Thanks Dave…. I think they are pretty good tires are only a couple years
old nokkian rotivas. She sat for a few months a couple times but that’s it.
It was doing the same thing with my old tires and my alignment completely
out of wack. I was hoping when I got the new tires and alignment a couple
years ago the problem would resolve but it hasn’t. I’ll try and get out
there soon. I’ll keep you posted. Trying to wait for it to warm up some.
I’m getting soft in my old age haha
On Sat, Jan 22, 2022 at 11:09 AM ddbjorkman@verizon.net <
ddbjorkman@verizon.net> wrote:
> Pay attention to the balance and roundness of your wheels/tires. What
> happened when you lifted the front and wiggled?
>
> Dave B.
> the Boston one
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom C <thomas.casal@gmail.com>
> To: ddbjorkman@verizon.net <ddbjorkman@verizon.net>
> Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
> Sent: Sat, Jan 22, 2022 10:41 am
> Subject: Re: Inner tie rods
>
> Thanks Dave, yea I don’t think the urethane is the issue for the harsh
> ride above 65. I’m gonna put all new steering components on and see what
> happens. After that I’ll have to try and find an expert for help.
>
> On Sat, Jan 22, 2022 at 9:17 AM ddbjorkman@verizon.net <
> ddbjorkman@verizon.net> wrote:
>
> Hi Tom. Don't go back to rubbers! I did it at one time, save money, the
> old ones lasted a long time, etc. They wore out pretty quickly and I went
> back to urethane. BTW, not all are the same. Check out the different
> vendors and use list wisdom when making a purchase.
>
> Dave B.
> the Boston one
> So happy to be getting replies
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom C <thomas.casal@GMAIL.COM>
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Sent: Fri, Jan 21, 2022 1:44 pm
> Subject: Inner tie rods
>
> Hello everybody!
>
> How does one know when the inners are warn out on a vanagon? I watched a
> few videos on it, when I hit a bump I definitely feel it in my steering
> wheel. I don’t think mine have ever been changed, I’m at about 235k miles.
> I have urethane bushings all around except the steering rack, haven’t
> changed those old decrepit bushings yet and when I hit about 65 70 my
> steering wheel is vibrating annoyingly. Gonna update to urethane bushing
> for the rack mount and do the inner and outer tie rods while I’m at it and
> install the steering stiffener. Just curious if those are the symptoms of a
> warm inner tie rod? I was ready to change my urethanes back to rubbers but
> I think my issue is in the steering rack now it’s the only thing I haven’t
> updated. Thanks for reading. Peace tom
>
>
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