Shortening Cavalier inner tie rod ends

[348tripower]

I need to shorten mine on the wagon. I am 1" to narrow on the toe and no more adjustment. What would be the best way of doing this?
Don

[enjenjo]

Tie rod ends, or tie rods?

[348tripower]

Tie rod ends, or tie rods?

Tie rods.

[348tripower]

Ok
I am bringing this up again. I only need to shorten one and only about an inch. It is the inner tie rod.

[enjenjo]

If it's big enough to cut threads, just cut the threads down further, and cut the end off.

[348tripower]

If it's big enough to cut threads, just cut the threads down further, and cut the end off.

Can't do that. It has internal threads. I thought about cutting an inch out and tig welding it back together. Maybe adding a sleeve?

[unklian]

What if you drilled and tapped the hole deeper ?

Or shorten the tie rod adjuster ?

[Charlie Chops 1940]

Don,

Is the piece a solid bar where you would cut it? If that were the case I would cut and vee both ends for weld. I would then drill a piece of bar stock an inch or so long for the sleeve. An 1/8" wall should be more than adequate. Slide the sleeve on and and have at the splice weld, then dress the splice and slide the sleeve over and weld it. Can't imagine it would ever come apart. If the rod is tubular I would want to fashion a piece to go inside.

Your results may vary....
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[enjenjo]

If you don't want to do it Charlie's way. you could cut off the internal threaded end, cut external threads on what is left, and make an internally threaded sleeve to replace the end you cut off, that would be an inch shorter.

[348tripower]

We cut it and tig welded it back together. I hit the snot out of it with the BFH and nothing fell apart