Identifying slack tie rod

• Check tensioning
• Adjacent cylinder head seen lifting.
• Pressing thumb in contact with cylinder jacket and nail in contact with tie bolt nut - small movement
• Fretting wear
• Visually - the cylinder head at adjacent of the slacknor broken tie rod can be seen lifting up during end of compression stroke or at firing stroke
• By dial gauge - Put dial gauge between cylinder head bolt and tie rod nut. See the deflection in the gauge.
• Washer -If washer fitted between the tir rod bolt and nut , then it can be seen twisted during the firing stroke or at the end of compression stroke