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    Track rod threads - truck / tractor

    Can anyone familiar with other types of vehicles tell me if there are any other trucks / tractors etc that have a right hand thread on both sides of a track rod.

    As far as I was aware all Track rods have a left hand thread on one side and a right hand thread on the other side, so that loosening the lock nuts, one could rotate the track rod to adjust the toe -in

    Enter the Iveco Daily 4x4 , both tie rod ends have the same part number - What The ? inspection of my track rod reveals both TRE are indeed right hand thread , turning the track rod does nothing but unscrew one end and tighten the other - you have to remove the TRE from its taper in the swivel arm to adjust the Toe In,

    However at least the drag link has one left and one right thread.

    Im just curious as to why, Cararro the company that makes the Axle assemblies also make transmissions and diffs for John Deere, Case etc , so wondering if its a tractor thing ??

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    Know next to nothing about your vehicle, but maybe the "Drag Link" is used to adjust toe in or out, Regards Frank.






    Quote Originally Posted by goingbush View Post
    Can anyone familiar with other types of vehicles tell me if there are any other trucks / tractors etc that have a right hand thread on both sides of a track rod.

    As far as I was aware all Track rods have a left hand thread on one side and a right hand thread on the other side, so that loosening the lock nuts, one could rotate the track rod to adjust the toe -in

    Enter the Iveco Daily 4x4 , both tie rod ends have the same part number - What The ? inspection of my track rod reveals both TRE are indeed right hand thread , turning the track rod does nothing but unscrew one end and tighten the other - you have to remove the TRE from its taper in the swivel arm to adjust the Toe In,

    However at least the drag link has one left and one right thread.

    Im just curious as to why, Cararro the company that makes the Axle assemblies also make transmissions and diffs for John Deere, Case etc , so wondering if its a tractor thing ??

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    No Frank, the drag link only correct the steering wheel position, the track rod looks after toe in, the rod at the front between the two from wheels, definitely has right hand thread both ends, Its confirmed , but I can't imagine why ??

    just wondering if any other vehicle was like it .

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