Question for Rob Love......

[Bob Carriere]

Hi Rob

Got a prompt reply from Eastern Surplus...... inventory all packed away so no time to take thread measurements...... and if they ever fit they are expensive!!!

Can the NATO numbers be traced to specs....as in taper measurement, thread tpi and diameter...?

Going to hunt at Moog parts manufacture but need to take one apart for exact measurements.

But the snow comes first.

Bob C.

[rob love]

2530-00-211-6111 (this and the other number you listed were used on the old gas 5 tons (M39, M40, M62 etc) from the 50s as well).

tapered bearing surface major diameter 1.249 inches minimum and 1.251 inches maximum

taper length 1.813 inches nominal

rod connecting end thread location internal
rod connecting end thread size 1-1/2 -12
rod connecting end thread series designator unf
rod connecting end thread direction right-hand
rod connecting end thread length 3.813 inches nominal
locking clamp type integral

When I check a nearby CMP I get a tie rod thread of 1-1/4, a maxh shank dia of 1" and a length of 1.5" for the shank length. Not a match.

I wonder if the front tie rods are more a marmon Herrington or Timken axle thing, since those were the designers of the four wheel drive axles used.
Another good place to check is find someone who will loan you a merritor catalogue. They have lots of photos and measurements.

[Robert Bergeron]

I am looking for tie rod ends also . So i will be following this thread closely.

[rob love]

I had a quick look at some merritor ends and here is an example. Unfortunately it does not give the sizes: https://www.pillarsurplus.com/ROCKWE...-p/l010194.htm

[Bob Carriere]

Thanks Rob.....

Tomorrow is measurement day in the barn....

[rob love]

I had a look at the tie rod ends for the m-37 dodge as it is a similar design and readily available. Unfortunately the threads are only 1"unf.

[maple_leaf_eh]

As a slightly distracting attempt at humour, my FB feed seems to be cluttered with videos of "mechanics" from Karachi and India doing miracle repairs from scrapped oil tanker steel, crude machine tools and lots of arc welding rod splutter. Yeah, I trust their 1/2 diameter bolts made from a length of scrap rebar. To see these guys straighten a bent jingle truck frame, repair cracked engine blocks and rear differential cases, or rebuild 12-v batteries with square hammers, salvaged hand tools and no safety equipment makes me cringe.

But to the question, I would think both Bobs are headed towards the machine shop with CMP parts in one hand, and a UPS shipment box of M35 parts in the other. BTW, there are Canadians selling parts stripped off MLVWs. They seem to buy them by the cubic pallet load off GC Surplus.