Would you throw this out or keep it?

[PoconoCub]

What would you do if your Tie-Rod End was Mangled like this....

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Would you throw this out or keep it?

[Bob McCarty]

It's probably still usable, but easy enough to replace.

Bob

[Eugene]

You never know. I would put it in the parts bin. In 10 or 15 years, you can always put it in the trash.

[PoconoCub]

Normally I would probably toss it in a box or throw it out, but after checking out the prices to replace them I can't afford them at this time so I sat down outside and used a small handheld angle grinder (Dremel with a angle grinder attachment that I bought in 2003 and never used) and this is what it looks like so far

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I want to clean it up a bit more and then tidy up the holes. If I can't get all the groves out I guess I could use bondo to fill them in.

[Scrivet]

Smooth it up the best you can and slap some paint on it. I wouldn't bother with trying to make it perfect. I also wouldn't bother to much with the big holes or the marks around them other than smoothing them a little. That side is facing down, nobody but you is going to see that side. Have you ever heard anyone say to their buddy as they walked away from a tractor at a tractor show "That's a real nice looking Cub but I can't believe LeRoy didn't Bondo the underside of those tie rod ends! WHAT WAS HE THINKING!"

[Barnyard]

Have you ever heard anyone say to their buddy as they walked away from a tractor at a tractor show "That's a real nice looking Cub but I can't believe LeRoy didn't Bondo the underside of those tie rod ends! WHAT WAS HE THINKING!"

Isn't that what John Puckett said to you and I last month at Cubarama.