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Re: Meaning of terms?
Joe, that is very interesting....I have always thought of NOS as New Old Stock. A part that was produced in say the '60s for a '60s car, but had been sitting in a warehouse or parts shelf ever since. It is an old part (over 30 years old now), but is new in that it had never been out of the box.
Guess that I need to catch up with the rest of the world.
tom...Comment
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Re: Meaning of terms?
Tom----
Your interpretaion of the term "NOS" is another one of the many that exist. Actually, in the classical sense, I have always considered that this is what the term "NOS" means, too. However, the problem is that parts are not dated(although sometimes one might be able to find a date code on the packaging material)and, in most cases, there is no way to know how "old" a part is. Of course, once a part has been discontinued, that will establish the "newest" that it can be. For example, a part number discontinued in 1985 cannot have any examples produced after that date. So, let's say you have a part which went into service in 1963 and was discontinued in 1997 and was continuously produced under the same part number throughout that period. If you find an example under this original part number, how would you define whether that part was "NOS" or not?In Appreciation of John HinckleyComment
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Tie Rod Ends 65 Manual Steering
I am just putting the tie rod ends together in there adjustment sleeves. I read in the archives that they should be turned in 31 turns and that will put you close for the front wheel alignment. All 4 ends will only turn in 28 full turns and then seem to bottom out. At first I thought the threads were screwed but they all go in the same amount. This means you could only adjust them one direction.I would think there should be room to adjust in or out when this is done properly. Does anyone have a different method or a measurement for doing this. I know I should have wrote this down when I took them apart but its to late now. Thanks MikeComment
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