Tie rod rotating with hydro assist solved
- Thread starter Jerms
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EZ-E
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Good to know! I'm ordering my hydro assist this week and I have the synergy tie Rod. I'll add that to my long list of parts.
jeeeep
Hooked
they only come 1 to an order so be sure to order 2. I fought the synergy flop with my hydro before putting these on.
according to the synergy rep I spoke to - they were made to address the issue with the amount of flop and hydro assist steering.
EZ-E
New member
Ah damn. Literally just ordered it. So it's $10 a piece on NR? And yea, I can see why it would be an issue. My tie rod likes to move back and forth freely.
SFNick
New member
It's 10$ for a pair now. They use to come with the boot & a metal cap. But the metal cap would not allow you to thread the nut far enough to get the pin in.
jeeeep
Hooked
damn I paid for each! but I do have the metal boot on as well, both fit fine on mine. Do you have too much grease in it?
SFNick
New member
Nah, when I was buying mine I was wanting the metal caps but Synergy said they stopped selling them because some were having issues. Really wish I had the caps the boots are a little squished.
jeeeep
Hooked
I'm glad I got the caps, I can see the black portion wearing out pretty fast.
EZ-E
New member
Ok cool. It said pair on the website, just making sure. Thanks!
CrazyLarry
New member
I have just the black poly boots no caps and mine are holding up fine. Spray them with some silicone. The metal caps wouldn't allow my tie rod ends to sit fully so i took them off. Don't want to go losing a tie rod doing 75 on the interstate
thombull
Member
I have the black boots as well with no metal caps and the boots are cracking along the sides....I wonder if the metal cap would have prevented that? I also have the twisting movement with the tie rod. Either way I need to get these new boots....thanks for listing the part number.
jeeeep
Hooked
the synergy tie rod has a lot of movement and if you're running hydro assist, the ram rotates it with a lot of pressure
The ears on the knuckles do not move parrallel but rather at a slight arc. Thes bind fairly bad at either lock. It is important to make sure the ends are set directly in-line with one another to reduce premature wear.
Another trick is to use the regular boot and intentionally clock the ends so the movement is reduced.