Gem99ultra
Veteran Member
All this chatter about pickle forks - use 'em or don't... Heck, I have a nice set that I bought over 50 years ago. Still nice and new - paint not even scratched. And all the while, I've replaced a bunch of tie rods, ball joints and drag links. That set of nice pickle forks have held up real good - sitting in the bottom of my toolbox. So, if you got 'em, use 'em, or like me - not. If you don't have 'em, don't bother to buy 'em.
One way to avoid realignment is to throw a wrap of tape around the tie rod shaft marking how far to screw the new one on. Works better than using a marker or counting threads. But, as John0829 says, realignment on a tractor is not child's play. Close as you can measure is good enough.
One way to avoid realignment is to throw a wrap of tape around the tie rod shaft marking how far to screw the new one on. Works better than using a marker or counting threads. But, as John0829 says, realignment on a tractor is not child's play. Close as you can measure is good enough.