Safety Warning

[Shirley Mink]

An aquaintance recently replaced the tie rod end balls (Moss Part 261-260) on his TC. In less than 100 miles one broke at speed. Fortunately he was able to get stopped without further damage. When he started to make repairs, the other ball also broke off! It may be that these parts are part of a batch that was poorly manufactured or heat treated.

[C Sherriff]

Message text written by "Shirley Mink"

>An aquaintance recently replaced the tie rod end balls (Moss Part 261-260)

on his TC. In less than 100 miles one broke at speed. Fortunately he was able to get stopped without further damage. When he started to make repairs, the other ball also broke off! It may be that these parts are part of a batch that was poorly manufactured or heat treated

[Malcolm Taylor]

Shirley Mink, I had a similar, but not identical, problem several years ago. The problem was rapid and premature wear to edges of the hole in the track rod end casing after something like 1000 miles. I had the feeling that under the wrong conditions the ball could have 'popped-out' at any moment. Preferring safety to originality I replaced the rods and the ends with new rods and spherical bearings ("Rose joints") which are used by some racers. These have given trouble free service ever since. I obtained my bearings from Demontweeks (01978 664466) sales@demon-tweeks.co.uk. I expect that other bearing suppliers or motorsport houses will also supply these and other makes of spherical bearing. Malcolm

----- Original Message ----- [b]From:[/b] mink@enter.net [b]To:[/b] mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com [b]Cc:[/b] lawson@uplink.net [b]Sent:[/b] Tuesday, June 12, 2001 3:01 PM [b]Subject:[/b] [mg-tabc] Safety Warning An aquaintance recently replaced the tie rod end balls (Moss Part 261-260) on his TC. In less than 100 miles one broke at speed. Fortunately he was able to get stopped without further damage. When he started to make repairs, the other ball also broke off! It may be that these parts are part of a batch that was poorly manufactured or heat treated. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.

[brian bax]

Hello everyone, Naylors are developing a track rod and drag link conversion kit incorporating spherical bearings. They had some for sale in the paddock at Silverstone this weekend. Brian Bax TC3550> -----Original Message-----

> From: mink@enter.net (Shirley Mink) > Sent: Tue Jun 12 15:01:20 BST 2001 > To: mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com > Cc: lawson@uplink.net (Donald M. Lawson) > Subject: [mg-tabc] Safety Warning > > An aquaintance recently replaced the tie rod end balls (Moss Part 261-260) on his TC. In less than 100 miles one broke at speed. Fortunately he was able to get stopped without further damage. When he started to make repairs, the other ball also broke off! It may be that these parts are part of a batch that was poorly manufactured or heat treated. >

[Ray McCrary]

If you are talking about Heim joints, I don't know that I would use one in a street car due to foreign material ease of entrance. Unless you are using the helicopter type... Ray McCrary "Speed is Life; of course Luck and Altitude are helpful, too."

----- Original Message ----- From: "brian bax" bax@bushinternet.com> To: "Shirley Mink" mink@enter.net> Cc: mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2001 3:50 PM Subject: Re: [mg-tabc] Safety Warning > Hello everyone, Naylors are developing a track rod and drag link conversion kit incorporating spherical bearings. They had some for sale in the paddock at Silverstone this weekend. Brian Bax TC3550> -----Original Message----- > > From: mink@enter.net (Shirley Mink) > > Sent: Tue Jun 12 15:01:20 BST 2001 > > To: mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com > > Cc: lawson@uplink.net (Donald M. Lawson) > > Subject: [mg-tabc] Safety Warning > > > > An aquaintance recently replaced the tie rod end balls (Moss Part 261-260) on his TC. In less than 100 miles one broke at speed. Fortunately he was able to get stopped without further damage. When he started to make repairs, the other ball also broke off! It may be that these parts are part of a batch that was poorly manufactured or heat treated. > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > >

[Want1937hd@aol.com]

In a message dated 6/24/01 7:55:04 PM Eastern Daylight Time, spook01@home.com writes: > Don't forget the large flat washer to keep things together. The hot roders went through this setup years ago. Bob TC4956

[Ray McCrary]

I wasn't and nor should you forget the washers; otherwise, since the joints wear so very quickly, they will literally separate while driving!! Ray McCrary "Speed is Life; of course Luck and Altitude are helpful, too."

----- Original Message ----- From: Want1937hd@aol.com> To: spook01@home.com>; mink@enter.net>; bax@bushinternet.com> Cc: mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2001 7:41 PM Subject: Re: [mg-tabc] Safety Warning > In a message dated 6/24/01 7:55:04 PM Eastern Daylight Time, spook01@home.com > writes: > > a > street car due to foreign material ease of entrance. Unless you are using > the helicopter type... > Ray McCrary >> > > Don't forget the large flat washer to keep things together. The > hot roders went through this setup years ago. Bob TC4956 > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > >