Patent ID: 6908251

Claim:
A tie rod end consisting essentially of: a ball joint housing configured to accept a ball joint; said ball joint housing having a longitudinal center axis and an outside wall and being internally threaded to accept a retainer member; said retainer member having external threads and being capable of being threaded into the ball joint housing, said retainer member having an upper surface and a lower end, said retainer member having a lubricating port located in the upper surface thereof, the lubricating port being openly connected to a duct, said duct providing a passageway for lubricants from the lubricating port to the interior of the ball joint housing, said retainer member being externally threaded on the retainer member lower end; said ball joint housing having an extended externally threaded shaft on the outside wall thereof, mounted perpendicular to the longitudinal axis running through the center of the housing; said ball joint housing containing therein, a lower race for seating the ball of a ball joint therein and an upper race surmounting the ball of the ball joint, said lower and upper races being conformed to accept the ball and provide pivotal movement of the ball joint about the longitudinal axis of the elongated shaft for the ball joint relative to the housing; said housing having an opening through the outside wall, said opening being capable of receiving a fastening device therein for fastening the retainer member in the housing.