daeron Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 heh, fun with parts stores.... i have 87 GL10, spfi, power steering, automatic trans, 2wd. I ordered the tie rod ends, and they seem to not fit. They looked the same, but when i tried to tighten the castle nut down and tap it with hammer on the bottom to fit it into the steering knuckle.. eventually i stripped the castle nut. OK, i think, got the castle nut off, and checked the old one.. and the old one wouldnt fit. the stud is just larger than the old one, in all aspects it would seem (since i couldnt drive it all the way up into the hole...) is this a part for a manual steering rack? different year? or could it be the right part? i checked the diameters at different points on both balljoint studs.. The original one has a diameter between the threads on the stud of 9mm, replacement has 10.. tapered end of mounting surface on original, 12mm diameter, replacement 13.. and widest side of mounting surface on original, 14mm diameter, replacement 15.. it looks as if it will go into the hole far enough, but my castle nut was a little to tall for me to pin it at that point.. i tried to pin it several times before i presumed i must tighten further... and then stripped the nut. so do i need a new castle nut or did i get the wrong part? the rest of it looks like it came out of the same mold, or else i would doubt the parts guy a little more... but these guys arent a big corporate chain full of ninnys, its a good store, and they know me (i worked there for a little while...) please, i was supposed to be at work by now and i NEED to get to work to make some cash, i rolled quarters and nickels to buy both tie rod ends.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralDisorder Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 Hhmmm - might be for an XT6 or something. That certainly doesn't sound right. Knuckles are the same on all GL's regardless of power or manual, so that wouldn't make any difference. GD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idosubaru Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 i'm wondering if FWD has smaller tie rod ends than AWD? seems like a poor manufacturing decision but could be an artifact of old processes/parts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daeron Posted August 18, 2006 Author Share Posted August 18, 2006 it seems like they should work, is the thing.. the size differene between the mating surface of the two studs is minimal, and i checked the diameter at the point on the old one where it was flush with the bottom of the mount, and it SHOULD go far enough in... as far in as i had it.. but my castle nut was too tall for me to pin it. the new castle nut is a thred or two longer than the old... but the old is a smaller bolt diameter! is it pointless to try to get a shorter castle nut? it really seems like theyll work, and its just a slight irregularity by an aftermarket parts manufacturer.. the original one also tapers down to a smaller diameter right after it hits its widest point, and goes down into the joint like that.. where the new one achieves its max diameter, and maintains it all the way down (the next 1/4 inch or whatever..) edit Its a ProChassis part, i just called the store. goin to rockauto to see if i can find a prochassis part # there anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daeron Posted August 18, 2006 Author Share Posted August 18, 2006 HELLS BELLS gd hit the nail on the head. XT tie rod end. edit OK wait a second.. my part numbers are es9210 and 9211.. and rockauto lists a moog part numer es 9210 and 9211 for the XT.. and also a beck arnley 1013982-3 for the same vehicle. i find B-A 1013982-3 for 87 GL10 MFI and for 88 GL10 TBI, but for 87 GL TBI i find B-A part number 1013488-9..... AND the moog 9210-1!!! so WTF?!?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralDisorder Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 Check www.thepartsbin.com - rock auto often lists a lot of bogus parts that you have to sort through with half a mind on what the original looks like. XT's are the weird man out in the EA82 line, so anything that comes up "different" is often attributed to them. They even have a seperate section in my parts "quick reference"... alas it does not show tie rod ends. Sorry, I tried..... call the dealer and have them sort it out with their parts computers. Get an OEM part number and have it cross-referenced by your parts store. GD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daeron Posted August 18, 2006 Author Share Posted August 18, 2006 parts bin cross references that I have the right part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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