S750D knuckles worn

[pettyvtx]

Hey guys my tie rod ends have worn a big egg shape in my knuckles. I guess the previous owner didn't know what those nipples on them were for. Anyway im going to need to drill and put a tapered insert in the knuckle but I don't have any good measurements for the tie rod end to get a insert. I need the base ant the top of the taper measurements if anyone has a spare tie rod end laying around.
Thanks

 

[LilLucyLu]

Hi there,

I own a Satoh Stallion S-750D, and I've been looking for another one for parts, which are hard to come by. Any chance you'd be interested in selling yours?

 

[pettyvtx]

No it runs too good. I'm in the middle of turning new bushings for the knuckles. im thinking of using chevy 1 ton tie rod ends and the tapered insert. Ought to be worth trying. I hope it lasts another 30 years.

 

[LilLucyLu]

Very cool. Be sure to report back, and let us know how that works out for you.

Mine has a bad steering spindle. The guy that owned it before me put an SAE crown nut on it, stripped the threads, and put in a key that was the wrong size. So now it's all torn up; and the left wheel has about 20 degrees of play in it. I may need to have one made.

Thanks!

 

[SPYDERLK]

You can make a tapered insert by wrapping fine wire on a mandrel smaller than your male taper. It makes a sorta spring that you can install on the taper by turning it on in a backward fashion so it opens up as you turn. Then put a little moly in the female, install and tighten. The original parts are hard and the softer wire crushes filling the excess clearance as it is forced in. I used stainless wire, but I think copper might work. You might not get it in all the way but youll get significant intimate contact and stop the wallowing.