Birty Dastards Jeep Club
Tech Forum => Workshop => Topic started by: classicjeep on May 15, 2012, 07:30:49 PM
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I expect it was a 'beech' to fit.........just it worked 'oak'ay !!
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how many people said it wooden work?
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I saw that just recently somewhere, I reckon its a good get you home fix
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anything that gets you home is a good fix :greggmo:
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Yep nowt wrong with that as a get you home bodge :003:
The wood is likely to be as strong as the bit of tube its replacing in the directions the normal
forces are being applied the only bit that matters is getting adequate clamping force on the
threads of the ball joints.
never had to fix a jeep tie rod or draglink the ones on my WJ look up to the job
but i have had several fail on lardies they are made of cheese
and normally binned for solid bars asap for anything remotely strenuous off road
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i have so far bent 2 TJ tie rods, they are very thin walled :icon_winkle:
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I bent an xj one......but greggmo helped sort it out so i could get home
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i got a heavy duty one now, thanks Willo
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That stick looks like a broom handle :017:
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I bent an xj one......but greggmo helped sort it out so i could get home
What did he do; sit on it? :003:
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:violence:
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:popcorn:
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:017: I cant work out if its banter or bitchfest
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couldn't find any wood so i replaced my xj steering with v8 zj stuff nice and beefy
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I bent an xj one......but greggmo helped sort it out so i could get home
What did he do; sit on it? :003:
think i did actualy. :greggmo:
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You could always ask Chris jones to post an answer......then get Gregg to mod it.....Fredom of speech and allthat... :098:
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Beats walking home :icon_super:
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You could always ask Chris jones to post an answer......then get Gregg to mod it.....Fredom of speech and allthat... :098:
or even better just behave like an arse and get your antagonistic posts removed. That easy. I wont sit by and see another slangin match take off. Ya want that do it on another forum not this one.