Track rod end,help please

[that daddy]

Am i right in thinking the track rod ends on the Chims are Ford sierra,it just saves me time in ordering loads of TRE,s just to match them up, as p.a.s as well all part of my just supposed to be painting the top chassis rails task(yeh right have got right involved)i am renewing steering rack gaiters as well so thought those TRE,s are not going back,many thanks guys,chim should hopefully be finished by next weekend(more after work hours)i am missing all this nice weather

Edited by That Daddy on Saturday 14th April 20:46

[GreenV8S]

As far as I know it's the same as the S series, which uses a Cortina rack and track rod ends. Don't know whether these are the same as the Sierra, they might be I guess.

[prtvr]

Just fitted two to my 96 4.0 PAS
Q/H #QR1384S cost about £11 from my local motor factors,
got the part details from this post .
www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&t=237473&hw=+%2Btrack+%2Brod

straight forward to fit, except the locking nuts were rusted needed plenty of easing oil
plus a wire brush to get them off,
and I used a socket to tighten up the nylock nut and couldn't get it tight, appeared that the replacement parts were to small,but when I used a spanner I could see that the shaft was turning
with the nut, used a pair of stilsons to put some tension on the track rod end and that allowed me to tighten up the nut.

Phil


edited to add just ignore the tips above, I see you have a garage and may have fitted one or two track rod ends in your time.

Edited by prtvr on Saturday 14th April 20:52

Edited by prtvr on Saturday 14th April 20:53

[spend]

I've used the AP Lockheed/Delphi #TA687 - early car ~ cant recall if PAS is different....

Dave

[That Daddy]

Thanks chaps for fast response,phil have you power steering,i hope so because i can cross any manafacturer from a good QH part nowow that was fast Spend thanks.

Edited by That Daddy on Saturday 14th April 20:53

[prtvr]

yes have pas, have updated my first post, but you were to quick with the reply

[That Daddy]

Thanks Phil just a fewthanks for your reply those numbers have saved me loads of faffing about,hope i can return the favour thanks for rapid helpsorry to be a pain,those top and bottom ball joints one is saab one is daihatsu is this right?,may as well change the lot then i will just carry out a full geometry check,trouble is probably be doing again when upgrading shocks & springs,i seem to remember something about one ball joint is modded,cant remember lower or upper.thanks again chaps

[spend]

Saab900 top, Lada Niva/Riva (needs reaming :-( ) bottom

Check out the Chim & Griff pages Parts lists

Dave

[prtvr]

this link may help,
www.parkersteve.dsl.pipex.com/chimaeraparts.html

Phil

[That Daddy]

Oh you boys are on a roll tonight,thanks Spend

[GreenV8S]

spend said:

I've used the AP Lockheed/Delphi #TA687 - early car ~

That's the same as the S series - MK4 Tina.

[that daddy]

GreenV8S said:

spend said:

I've used the AP Lockheed/Delphi #TA687 - early car ~

That's the same as the S series - MK4 Tina.

Blimey GreenV8S,takes me back a bit that carthanks again chaps.