Rusty will ship you the exact set of tie rods you need for your car and they will fit perfectly and cost less than NAPA. In fact, if you are clueless and stubborn enough to try to order the wrong tierod combination, he will get more stubborn and insist that you order the correct tierods that will turn out in the end to be precisely right and lower cost. How I know this, don't ask...just do as he says...
Bruce --- Kevin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, Oct 31, 2005 at 02:18:52AM +0000, LT Don > wrote: > > Bought a set of outer tie rods for my '77 240D. > When we tried to install > > them yesterday afternoon we found that they are > too fat. The box says they > > are 16mm size. It was really close so I am > thinking that maybe the size > > should be 15mm? We got them at NAPA. > > In the case of the powerchoke, the tie rods > themselves were not > interchangeable from left to right. Depending on how > much part they sold you, > that is a possibility. > > > Did NAPA just blow it on the parts (we double > checked the number and that is > > what they show for my vehicle) or are there > different diameter screws > > available? I don't think it is a 1977/1978 sort of > error, because the NAPA > > site showed the same part for both years. > > Interesting, that would have been my first guess. It > could be that NAPA > blew it, it could be just an error in their books. I > had a problem with a > NAPA drag link on the powerchoke - sheared the bolt > clean off the ball joint > where it meets the pitman arm, fortunately right in > front of the house. I > got another one from them, and needless to say, have > been watching it like a > hawk since. I'm considering carrying a spare ball > joint for it for when I > go to the desert next month. NOT a place you want to > lose steering. > > K > > _______________________________________ > For new parts see official list sponsor: > http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > Bruce 82 300CD 334kmi 'His' 85 300CD 236kmi 'Hers' 75 240D 194kmi 'Donner' 77 240D 204kmi 'Blitzen' __________________________________ Yahoo! FareChase: Search multiple travel sites in one click. http://farechase.yahoo.com
