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Need Help Identifying This Drag Link
Can anyone say what year or years this drag link was used??
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Re: Need Help Identifying This Tie Rod
Not a tie rod, it's a drag link. Probably before 1913 but the rod should be threaded at the column end,
20 tpi in 1909,10 and early 11 with the one piece spindles
13 threads per inch late 11 and 12
It might be a transition between 12 and 13. Who knows?
20 tpi in 1909,10 and early 11 with the one piece spindles
13 threads per inch late 11 and 12
It might be a transition between 12 and 13. Who knows?
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Re: Need Help Identifying This Tie Rod
I agree!
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Re: Need Help Identifying This Tie Rod
I meant to say drag link. BOTH ends are exactly the same. I have a second one of these as well and you can see a rivet in the cast end.
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Re: Need Help Identifying This Drag Link
Length is another way to identify them
Check these links from the old forum
http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/41 ... 1410903128
I looked up all the lengths I can find.
early cars till 9/19/14 30.687 (30-11/16)
9/19/14 till 10/19/14 30.687 (30-11/16) to 30.750 (30-3/4) A tolerance for manufacturing purposes is the reason for two measurements
10/19/14 till 10/2/17 31.062 to 31.125
10/2/17 till 5/19/19 30.938 to 31.062
5/19/19 till start of Improved Models (Aug 1925) 30.312 to 30.438
Start of Improved Models (Aug 1925) till 10/7/25 31.125 to 31.250
10/7/25 till end of production 30.812 to 30.875
These measurements are taken from the online encyclopedia, service bulletins, and a few other places I can not remember right now. It may not be all the lengths but it is all I have for now. Maybe this will help and not confuse things worse. I just about have the next thread ready for discussing the steering columns (I still need a couple days to work on it). I think the drag links have been discussed fairly well. Thanks again, for everyone's input
http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/70 ... 1513124318
Check these links from the old forum
http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/41 ... 1410903128
I looked up all the lengths I can find.
early cars till 9/19/14 30.687 (30-11/16)
9/19/14 till 10/19/14 30.687 (30-11/16) to 30.750 (30-3/4) A tolerance for manufacturing purposes is the reason for two measurements
10/19/14 till 10/2/17 31.062 to 31.125
10/2/17 till 5/19/19 30.938 to 31.062
5/19/19 till start of Improved Models (Aug 1925) 30.312 to 30.438
Start of Improved Models (Aug 1925) till 10/7/25 31.125 to 31.250
10/7/25 till end of production 30.812 to 30.875
These measurements are taken from the online encyclopedia, service bulletins, and a few other places I can not remember right now. It may not be all the lengths but it is all I have for now. Maybe this will help and not confuse things worse. I just about have the next thread ready for discussing the steering columns (I still need a couple days to work on it). I think the drag links have been discussed fairly well. Thanks again, for everyone's input
http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/70 ... 1513124318
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Re: Need Help Identifying This Drag Link
The one with rivit is 13-14 and possibly to 17
Last edited by pre15dale on Thu Jun 27, 2019 8:43 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: Need Help Identifying This Drag Link
THANKS ALL!!