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14-01-23, 02:44
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I am looking for tie rod ends also . So i will be following this thread closely.
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14-01-23, 03:26
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I had a quick look at some merritor ends and here is an example. Unfortunately it does not give the sizes: https://www.pillarsurplus.com/ROCKWE...-p/l010194.htm
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14-01-23, 23:12
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Looks promising......
Thanks Rob.....
Tomorrow is measurement day in the barn....
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15-01-23, 16:36
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As a slightly distracting attempt at humour, my FB feed seems to be cluttered with videos of "mechanics" from Karachi and India doing miracle repairs from scrapped oil tanker steel, crude machine tools and lots of arc welding rod splutter. Yeah, I trust their 1/2 diameter bolts made from a length of scrap rebar. To see these guys straighten a bent jingle truck frame, repair cracked engine blocks and rear differential cases, or rebuild 12-v batteries with square hammers, salvaged hand tools and no safety equipment makes me cringe.
But to the question, I would think both Bobs are headed towards the machine shop with CMP parts in one hand, and a UPS shipment box of M35 parts in the other. BTW, there are Canadians selling parts stripped off MLVWs. They seem to buy them by the cubic pallet load off GC Surplus.
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#6
15-01-23, 18:27
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M35 tie rods are not the correct design. They are your more typical tie rod with male threads coming off the ends. The CMP tie rod ends (and the 5 ton and M37s) have female threads where the clamp is built in to the tie rod housing.
It might be possible to lengthen the threads on the tie rod itself, cut the tie rod shorter, then use a pair of threaded sleeves and clamps and more traditional tie rod ends. But the rebuild of the CMP ends may well be easier once you find the correct tapered ends.
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#7
15-01-23, 22:38
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I find any suggestions of modifying ASME designed and proven components to be cringeworthy at best. Steering gear is the one area that I never mess with personally. If it’s questionable, it gets new parts. Understood that the issue is availability of old type complements but I’d keep looking…
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