I have two tie rods with the attached ball, correct for the '15 I'm working on. One has a perfect rod with a worn ball, the other has a perfect ball with a pitted rod. So obviously I'd like to switch some parts around and end up with one good setup. How are those ball/yoke ends attached to the rods? Are they brazed? I didn't see any brass to indicate that, but I was unable to unscrew it and didn't see any pins or anything like that. I need the benefit of someone's experience here. Thanks.

Everything is brazed together at that end. It looks like it may be difficult to melt the brass, get everything apart and back together again. I would rather fill pits, prime and paint on the rod with the good ball.

Several months ago I had a machine shop cut off my oblong ball, drill a hole for a press fit for a new ball and shaft, pressed it in and then welded the shaft on. I had asked Bill Barth about replacing the ball, and he indicated that getting the brazed parts apart and back together again was difficult. FYI

Mike,
They are pinned and brazed. I had one as you describe and decided to remove the good ball and yoke from the kinked rod. After cleaning it up, I found that the yoke was originally slipped over the rod, then drilled and secured with a (1/8"?) pin before it was brazed. I was able to succeccfully remove the good part, but haven't tried installing it on a new rod yet.

Mike ,I had one recently with a totally screwed up rod,but good ball end. I tried to unbraze it,but ended up cutting that end off and welding a better rod to it. It turned out ok,but took a lot of work.

Thanks, Guys, for your input. It wouldn't be a very big deal to fill the pitted areas of the rod and have a nice-looking, well-functioning tie rod with an effectively new ball. That's what I will do.

Thanks again.