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Thank you for all the comments - I have a bit to think about then. @TRDxB2 & @Jerry VanOoteghem Thank you - the left arm does have an S curve to it but it doesn't seem to be as exaggerated as the right one. And both curve up, so the tie-rod end is higher than the spindle end. It doesn't look mangled...

NOS spindle arm bushing is .985 in length. Thank you so much - I appreciate your going out to measure that up. That pretty well nails it as wear. As I've been mulling this over, perhaps the best short-term thing is a hard nylon washer top and bottom to prevent more wear. I'd quite like to drive it ...

It's somewhat normal for spindle arm wear in that area if the lubrication was neglected as was the case in most Model Ts ! I'll go out & measure a new bushing for length, but I suspect it's just wear on the arm - not the tie-rod. Ah - thank you. It shows how you can get your mind fixed on something...

Thanks for the comments. It doesn't look like wear to me... so it sounds like it is the incorrect tie-rod. On the plus side, the pins and bushes are nice and tight, the tracking seems pretty much OK and it drives well. So maybe I find a suitable spacer as a short-term thing and put finding a correct...

Hello from the UK, I am new to Model Ts and am 6 weeks into owning a 1924 Tourer. Although should I say Touring, since it was imported from the US? It was 're-built' 20 odd years ago (no real history...) to 12V alternator, starter, indicators etc to make it an every day car rather than a show car. P...