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<DIV>In a message dated 12/21/2013 11:22:30 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
dlstiefel@dekalbk12.org writes:</DIV>
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face=Arial>I was in a pinch when I done this and I had these low miles ones
handy so<BR>like I said just put new boots on then and grease in them set the
tow and<BR>let them go. I was unaware of the tie rods on the market I
thought all the<BR>new ones were just type 1s repackaged. Had I of known this
I would of<BR>replaced them when I had her all torn down. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>Well, my T-34 only had 42K on them, but the boots were shot, and the
joints themselves were very sloppy (lots of movement in them). Add in the
grease was non-existent, and that probably contributed to the wear. But, if
you let 1 get worn, the others will quickly follow, as they're getting extra
steering inputs (corrections to keep the car going straight) to make up
for the worn one. By checking around, I found them cheap enough, that I also
did the ball joints while I was in there. It made a world of difference in
tightening up the front end. :O
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<DIV><FONT lang=0 size=2 face=Arial FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10">Bob 65
Notch S w/Sunroof and IRS aka Krusty<BR>64 T-34 Ghia aka Wolfie<BR>71
Square-vert under
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