Intermediate tie rod question

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cski

Intermediate tie rod question

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During motor/trans removal we inadvertantly abruptly set the engine weight on the intermediate tie bar.

Is the tie bar supposed to be arrow-straight, without any bow or bend?
pastaroni34

Re: Intermediate tie rod question

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Its bent a bit already. The center link is also solid steel bar which would take roughly 1000lbs resting on it to bend permanently.
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Re: Intermediate tie rod question

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agreed, the rod ends would fail, before the bar will bend
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