Patent ID: 8506199

Claim:
A tie rod for a motor vehicle comprising: a tube ( 2 ) being provided with an internal thread ( 1 ), on at least one surface thereof, which is threaded in a first rotational direction; a threaded sleeve ( 3 ) having an external thread that mates with the internal thread of the tube, the threaded sleeve being screwed into an end section of the tube ( 2 ); the threaded sleeve ( 3 ) having an internal thread ( 4 ) which is threaded in a second direction opposite to the first rotational direction of the internal thread ( 1 ) of the tube ( 2 ), a shank ( 5 ) having an external thread that mates with the internal thread of the threaded sleeve, the shank is screwed into the threaded sleeve; the threaded sleeve ( 3 ) being accommodated entirely within the end section of the tube ( 2 ) such that the external thread of the threaded sleeve mates with the internal thread threaded in the first rotational direction and the internal thread threaded in the second rotational direction mates with the external thread of the shank; an adaptor being axially aligned with the threaded sleeve and having a first end that is arranged radially between the tube and the shank, the first end of the adaptor engages the threaded sleeve such that the adaptor and the threaded sleeve are rotationally fixed and axially slidable with respect to each other, a second end of the adaptor being located adjacent an opening of the tube through which the tube passes; and the tube ( 2 ) being axially clamped by a locknut to the shank ( 5 ) of a ball joint housing ( 17 ) which is screwed into the threaded sleeve ( 3 ).