Reversing through Hell’s Gate snapped a tie rod, but a welder and some spare rebar came to the rescue.
, the driver attempted to go up the obstacle in the all-electric truck but didn’t choose the right line. So he backed up slowly to pick another line, but while going backward, an inner tie rod broke, making it almost impossible to steer the 7,148-pound truck.
But with no spares in the bed, the R1T owner called David Hellman, who owns Xtreme 4x4 Tours and Moab Scenic Adventures, to help him out.
After searching his shop for something that would hold better, he found some spare rebar which he cut into four pieces, knowing that the tie rod was already compromised. And to the relief of both Dave and the owner of the, after welding the rebar onto the tie rod, the EV was eventually able to complete the trail under its own power.
It looks like this isn’t the first time a tie rod broke on an R1T while off-roading, with evidence from another case posted on YouTube about 10 months ago. However, this doesn’t necessarily mean there’s something wrong with the suspension of the electric truck. It’s possible that engineers designed the tie rod to be the weakest link in the suspension setup of the R1T and R1S, as it’s easily replaceable and relatively inexpensive compared to other components.
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