Patrick's 427 Build

[edwardb]

Jeff,

Thanks for your response. Please forgive my ignorance, but I don't follow you when you ask about "the wide end of the taper pointing down"

I would be very appreciative if you could help me understand that question.

I have not torqued the castle nut down in those pictures.

Thanks,

Pat

Maybe you noticed the tie rod ends, like the upper and lower ball joints, are tapered. The end where the nut goes is smaller in diameter than the other end. So it's critical to have the mating part the same way. Can't miss with the upper and lower ball joints because the spindles only go one way. But the steering arms can go on either side. So it's important that when you install them, you confirm the hole for the tie rod ends has the larger diameter on the bottom, smaller diameter on the top where the nut goes. Note that matches how the tie rod end is tapered. If installed upside down, the tie rod ends won't seat properly, which is what Jeff was asking about. Hopefully that helps.