Bay Bridge may need another fix Nov 4, 2009
On Tuesday evening, high winds and heavy traffic created vibrations that loosened a pair of tie rods and a steel bracket installed over the Labor Day weekend to take pressure off a fracture discovered in a structural beam - an eyebar - on the eastern span ... Halfway through the three-hour test, workers declared the repairs a failure because the tie rods were continuing to scrape together. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Bay Bridge reopens after five-day closure Nov 3, 2009
The failure occurred Tuesday evening when two tie rods and a crossbar tumbled onto the upper deck of the eastern span, damaging three vehicles. The rods and crossbar had been installed to take pressure off a cracked eyebar that was spotted during construction over the Labor Day weekend. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
San Francisco Bay Bridge Remains Closed as Repairs Extended Into Weekend Nov 1, 2009
5-kilometer) , built in 1936, was closed Oct. 27 after a crossbar and two steel tie rods came loose and fell, Caltrans Director Randell Randy Iwasaki said at the Oct. 29 news conference. Many commuters had to turn to trains, or BART, which experienced a record number of riders. (Bloomberg -- US)
Bay Bridge could reopen for morning commute Oct 31, 2009
Caltrans crews had been inspecting the Bay Bridge repair weekly, closing one or two lanes of traffic each Friday and Saturday night while workers in lifts looked at the saddles and tie rods used in the repair. On Oct. 10, during a routine inspection of the Labor Day fix, they discovered that the rods that were part of the repair were vibrating. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Bridge parts couldn't take the wind Oct 30, 2009
High winds caused a steel crossbeam and two steel tie rods to snap off the Bay Bridge's eastern span and fall to the upper deck, Caltrans officials said today as commuters unable to drive over the closed bridge jammed alternative routes and crowded onto BART in record numbers ... Caltrans officials said they believe they have made an adjustment that will keep the tie rods in place once new repairs are completed. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Bridge could open in time for Friday morning commute Oct 30, 2009
Caltrans crews have been working nonstop repairing a patch fix on the eastern span that failed Tuesday, sending a 5,000-pound steel beam and two steel tie rods plunging into traffic. That night, officials closed the bridge until further notice. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
San Francisco bridge closes after rod snaps... Oct 30, 2009
Officials with the California Department of Transportation attributed the incident to vibrations and grinding on a metal tie rod, causing it to snap. During a briefing Wednesday, state transportation spokesman Bart Ney said crews were "making several enhancements to address that issue.". (The Drudge Report)
San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge May Open Today After Repairs, Stress Test Oct 30, 2009
Inspections will be held more frequently on the bridge, which was shut Oct. 27 after a crossbar and two steel tie rods came loose and fell, Caltrans Director Randell Randy Iwasaki said yesterday at a press conference. The bridge will be inspected every three months instead of once every two years, Iwasaki said. (Bloomberg -- US)
Fix it right, Caltrans Oct 29, 2009
One early explanation suggests that strong winds pushed and pulled tie rods to the breaking point. Given the span's size, location and venerable age of 70-plus years, repair work may be an inexact science. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
UPS Truck Plows Into Fence, Building Aug 26, 2009
A tie rod on the UPS truck apparently fell apart, officials said. The driver is OK, according to the CHP.. (KCRA 3, CA)
Orbin's defense blames her lover for murder Jun 19, 2009
The prosecution maintains that Orbin cut the tie rod of Jay's truck with the hopes that he would crash during a cross-country trip to sell jewelry. When that failed and he returned from his trip unscathed, prosecutors claim, she shot him and cut up his body with a hand-held electric jigsaw. (AZCentral -- News)
The View From 129- Scarlet letter Jun 16, 2009
I think the tie rod is good. I know a lot of the dashboard lights are on, and that neither the speedometer nor the odometer function well. (Billerica Minuteman, MA)
The 1929 Ford Tub May 22, 2009
Nearly all the parts are brand new on Estrella s Ford except for the body and a couple of tie rods. If Estrella s high school buddies could only see this hot rod of hot rods, they would probably wish to heaven they never sold their cars so many years ago. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Tom BowlesINSIDE NASCAR May 17, 2009
And this just bent the right front tie rod a little bit, so it was toed out. But we were able to fix it, and then we passed a ton of cars. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Four Brookline fire trucks fail inspections May 12, 2009
Inspectors reportedly found a questionable tie rod on the vehicle, which Skerry said would be repaired by the end of the day. Skerry stressed that the tie rod was a minor repair that probably could have waited. (Brookline TAB, MA)
Hawaii's Victorino, Yates on baseball millionaires list Apr 9, 2009
Breaking News/Updates. Updated at 3:55 p.m., Wednesday, April 8, 2009. (Honolulu Advertiser)
A bright spot in the economy, automotive repair shops doing well Mar 16, 2009
Montys Motors mechanic Gary Young works on the inner/outer tie rod for the front suspension of a vehicle recently at the long-time Sierra Vista business. (Mark LevyHerald/Review). (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Research on repeat Feb 19, 2009
Her poor little drive shaft boots need replacing as well as her tie rods and ball joints, and, of course, there's the clunk. The bill will be almost larger than what we paid for our first Volvo in 1971. (Globe and Mail)
Seasonal potholes make area roads the pits Feb 8, 2009
What about snapped axles, cracked tie rods or busted bearings. "You'd have to hit a huge pothole in order to do something like that," Maguire said. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
