Tie Rod Adjuster Sleeve Question

[Kawickrice]

I bough new Moog tie rods for my 71 Chevelle.
My problem is one side of the adjusting sleeves have no problems threading tie rod into. The other side wants to cross thread and starts to go in way crooked. I thought it must have been a bad adjuster sleeve so i tried the other one and same problem, one side is flawless and the other will not thread straight. Then i thought maybe the two new ones were bad so i tried one of the old factory ones i removed, same problem, one side threads easy and the other side doesn't. Even when i swap tie rods it does it leaving me to believe it is one side of the adjuster sleeve.
Am I doing something wrong? Any tricks i dont know of? This simple task is getting annoying to day the least.

 

[cheveslakr]

Left hand thread on one side, at the extreme risk of stating the obvious??

 

[Nashville Cat]

Left hand thread on one side, at the extreme risk of stating the obvious??

LOL. It is a turnbuckle ; twist one way it gets shorter and the other direction longer.

 

[Kawickrice]

Really? When i was taking the old one apart i did not notice reversed threads.

 

[Kawickrice]

I feel pretty brilliant right now

 

[Nashville Cat]

Really? When i was taking the old one apart i did not notice reversed threads.

There would be no way to adjust toe-in if both sides were right-hand thread. That's why it's a turnbuckle.

 

[cheveslakr]

No worries, I'm sure we can all add to those hand to forehead moments. Homer said it best.