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Tie rod threads

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maddog:
I'm wondering if one could use the inner and outer tie rods from a concord instead as those seem to be readily available, or do they have a different taper to them?

MIPS:
Very different in length.

MIPS:
Went in again today to replace the boot on the passenger side. The old crown nut comes off fine and the threads looked excellent.
when I had the new boot fitted and I was ready to dial down the nut I decided to creep up on it and see what it did since the left and right tie rod ends are basically the same and I had swapped both at the same time.

15ftlb - OK
20ftlb - OK
25ftlb - Yielded

Took the nut off which was a lot harder than it was before and found the threads were pulling out of the nut and the tie rod threads looked like poo.
Tried the same thing I did on the drivers side with cleaning the threads and a different nit and it clicked in at 40ftlb like it should. I'm starting to wonder if these nuts are single-use parts.

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