Any chance the taper is upside down like in the recall?

Sorry, couldn't help myself

Don't waste your time or money, add a washer and be done with it.

OK Gents, just a quick update, did this a while back.

When inspecting the tie rod end I removed, it looked fine. Also on this moog part anyway there was no way I could have pulled the ball from is socket. At the end of the taper near the bar the shaft has a flat spot machined in it where the shaft increases in diameter..this flat comes up against the bottom of the hole and the worst I could do was stretch the shaft...not likely.

I installed the new tie rod end torqued to 40 and dam thing lined up the exact same way ? I put a washer under the nut to raise it up and called it a day...it will stay like this.

I did forget to mention earlier I installed the bigger C-Body rod ends on my 69 B-body suspension if that would have changed anything I do not know...

Thank you all for your help.

PLAZ

Plaz before you go we need pics!

You know, I did the exact same thing, and I asked ole Rick from Mopar Action what to do, and guess what he said? Don't worry about it, and that is exactly why the FACTORY nuts only had three tangs on them.

Robert, the car has been put away for the year...Canadian weather....

I should remember in the spring and take a pic then of the nut/washer/tie rod end...

Again thanks for all the help.

PLAZ