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RESTORING TIE-ROD ENDS AND SUCH
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Posted by Ken McWilliams on November 02, 2000 at 19:12:59 from (152.163.197.72):
I have a Massey Ferguson 50A which is the base tractor for a backhoe. It's closest derivation is a MF-165. I've just finished rebuilding the Perkins diesel AD4-203 with a kit from Tisco. The whole kit was $525. Then I rebuilt the shuttle replacing the detents and a collar shifter which cost and outrageous $400 from MF. Now I'm rebuilding the front axle. The bushings and thrust bearings for the spindle shafts are shot. One of the thrust bearings was completely disintegrated. I can get the 4 bushings from Motion Industries for about $5 each. MF wants $49.50 each(10 times as much). I'm going to get the closest match to the thrust bearings to fit a 1.75 inch shaft. Motion wants about $20 each, and MF wants around $60. The tie-rods are massive along with everything else on this tractor. The price on them from MF I know is going to be very expensive. Therefore, I'm going to try and restore them. The sockets are completely worn out. The balls are barely retained in the socket of the tie-rod end. At first, I was thinking of heating them cherry red and peening over the open end to close the gap. Then I thought about my new truck that has ball joints and tie-rod ends that have injection molded plastic in the joints for wear. The new vehicles have greaseless joints. Instead of heating and peening, how about heating the joint and melting some thermoplastic Delrin or Nylon into the joint? An alternative would be to use some epoxy. I have some mold release in the garage. Apply mold release to the ball and socket and then pour some Devcon or JB Weld. If it doesn't work, I can always burn it out and try something else. I may be able to find some flaked teflon to mix into the epoxy when I pour it to give some lubricity quality when in use. Anyone have any ideas? Ken McWilliams
Dayton, OH
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