Track Rod ends
Discussion
Well, the Wedge has picked up a little clunck coming from the front o/s when on the bumpy stuff. Closer inspection shows a bit of play in the bottom ball joint (original one, as it was still held in by rivets!).
Anyway new BJ (tina Mk4) ordered, but I also noticed a little nick in the track rod end rubber... so now the big question.
My car is an 88(f) 350i with PAS , I know the pump is SD1, but I've no idea what the rack is off, and hence I don't know what the TR ends are off, I know that TVR probably used several different racks for the PAS models, but does anyone know what off ?
I know the Manual rack cars use tina Mk4 TR ends, would these fit on mine?
Is the best thing to take one off, take into my local motor factors, and see if they can match thread sizes, stud diameters ?
Anyway new BJ (tina Mk4) ordered, but I also noticed a little nick in the track rod end rubber... so now the big question.
My car is an 88(f) 350i with PAS , I know the pump is SD1, but I've no idea what the rack is off, and hence I don't know what the TR ends are off, I know that TVR probably used several different racks for the PAS models, but does anyone know what off ?
I know the Manual rack cars use tina Mk4 TR ends, would these fit on mine?
Is the best thing to take one off, take into my local motor factors, and see if they can match thread sizes, stud diameters ?
Cheers Adam, but seeing as my locknut is currently seized (Been and bought a can of plus gas this lunchtime, and a refil for the blowtorch) I didn't need to chalk it, when I turned it the entire track rod turned with it !
So just turned it half a turn then gripped the spanner, and the old TRE came off by hand.
Turned the shaft back the half turn. I'll measure the new TRE with the old one just to be certain that fitting it to the locked up nut doesn't put the tracking out by much. Then once fitted I'll free up the locknut.
I'm not fitting the new ones tonight, as the motor factos won't be getting the new bottom ball joint until tomorrow.
Am I right in thinking the tracking should be set at 3.2mm toe-in +/- 1.5mm ?
So just turned it half a turn then gripped the spanner, and the old TRE came off by hand.
Turned the shaft back the half turn. I'll measure the new TRE with the old one just to be certain that fitting it to the locked up nut doesn't put the tracking out by much. Then once fitted I'll free up the locknut.
I'm not fitting the new ones tonight, as the motor factos won't be getting the new bottom ball joint until tomorrow.
Am I right in thinking the tracking should be set at 3.2mm toe-in +/- 1.5mm ?
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