Quote: Something is not right , you either screwed up the taper because the arm it was going into was soft or your stretched the tie rod stud , the stud length is not to spec or the nut is not to spec , you need to find out which before just throwing a washer under it and calling it good.
X2 You might have pulled the ball through the cage internally. It's just not worth taking your life in your hands over a $15 steering component.
