Tonyp 284 #1 Posted March 8, 2023 My 1979 / C81 , don't really know how or why but one front wheel became very TOE out. Could be I banged it and over time and it just got worse, hard to steer. The Tie Rods are fixed as we know so I decided to give it a bush fix. I set the right wheel to straight, the left front wheel was way toe out, I measured and needed about 1/2 " more Tie Rod to bring it back to pretty straight. here is my bush fix with a drawing., I needed an extension of 1/2 " left side tie rod mount. - Remove both tie rods from the steering bracket where they mount and make a template marking the tie rod mount holes. - -Fabricate a .metal plate to mount on the Tie Rod bracket with an extension on the left side, I needed a tie rod mount hole an additional 1/2 inch out , the bracket is probably 1" extended. - drill 3 holes 1 hole for the extension, 2 holes to match up with the tie rod steering bracket holes and for the right Tie Rod to be remounted. - mount the new bracket to the steering wheel tie rod bracket. - reinstall the right Tie Rod into the original position on the bracket - install the LEFT Tie Rod into the new extension hole. The Toe Out is eliminated , now I have a very slight toe in, Very manageable. I didn't take pictures, so I made a drawing. The whole thing took about an hour start to finish. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 8,316 #2 Posted March 8, 2023 Good assesment there, Tony. BUT - are you treating the symptom,not the cause?? I too have a 1979 C81 - fine machine. There was enough slop and play in the spindle bores and OE tierods to repair / replace all. Drilled & reamed for spindle & pivot bores to accept bronze bushings, cut the underside of the axle spindle bosses to add thrust washers, made a pair of Heim joint adjustable tierods. No more steering issues and the steering wheel is centered when going straight.... A lot of machining - yup. Worth it? Absolutely. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tonyp 284 #3 Posted March 8, 2023 And thats why I call it a bush fix. ! There is some slop for sure and I will address this again going forward , just not today ! Todays bush fix cost 0 and I didn't need to acquire any parts. LOL ri702bill Many thx for the reply ! 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 8,316 #4 Posted March 8, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Tonyp said: And thats why I call it a bush fix. ! There is some slop for sure and I will address this again going forward , just not today ! Todays bush fix cost 0 and I didn't need to acquire any parts. LOL ri702bill Many thx for the reply ! I picked up a C81 roller about 10 years ago - the left tierod was missing, replaced with a piece of 3/4 x 3/4 x 1/8 angle iron, held in place with 3/8" hexbolts that were loose but double nutted. Noe THAT's a hack fix!!! Edited March 8, 2023 by ri702bill 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tonyp 284 #5 Posted March 8, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, ri702bill said: I picked up a C81 roller about 10 years ago - the left tie rod was missing, replaced with a piece of 3/4 x 3/4 x 1/8 angle iron, held in place with 3/8" hexbolts that were loose but double nutted. Noe THAT's a hack fix!!! NICE ! Where there is a will there is a way. Edited March 8, 2023 by Tonyp Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 12,216 #6 Posted March 8, 2023 3 hours ago, ri702bill said: I picked up a C81 roller about 10 years ago - the left tierod was missing, replaced with a piece of 3/4 x 3/4 x 1/8 angle iron, held in place with 3/8" hexbolts that were loose but double nutted. Noe THAT's a hack fix!!! 2 hours ago, Tonyp said: NICE ! Where there is a will there is a way. Gotta note that if it goes where the operator wants it to go, it’s a runner! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 8,316 #7 Posted March 8, 2023 2 hours ago, Tonyp said: NICE ! Where there is a will there is a way. Necessity is the Mother of Butchery..... AND, there is only one letter difference between "Hero" and ZERO..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
