Tie rod parts, broken, "old" and new.

On the left, a broken tie rod couple and outer tie rod from a "Rack and Pinion swap kit" that "is designed to work with 1930s to '50s Mopar applications ... In the center are the unbroken parts used by that "conversion kit, the outer tie rod is for a Ford Explorer (yikes!), and the coupler is "custom made" from the kit. At the right are the replacement parts I'm installing after the failure. The outer tie rod is correct(ish) for a 1947 DeSoto Custom Sedan, and the coupler/adjuster piece I had made at a local (to me) machine shop.