4.5 throttle link rod ends.

[ridds]

How many of you have replaced these and how much did you pay for them?

I've just found a source for some direct replacements of the silly pop on ball items with proper spherical rod ends for a guy literally a 2 minute walk from my house.

Would anyone be interested in some? Currently about £20 for the pair but might be able to do a deal if I ask for a batch.

[dean_ratpac]

I would be interested in look at a system that worked by making the butterfly's open the same way? does this make sense?

[Steve_T]

I had a complete replacement rod made up by a chap in the West mids with 6mm ends rather than the standard 5mm, he chose 6mm as it was apparently a more common size. It looks like I need to replace the rod ends again because there's a little play in the linkage. I think part of the problem is that the rod moves through a 0 to 90 degree arc rather than a 45 - 45 meaning that any play has a much larger difference between the banks on the first part of throttle opening. I'm wondering if it's worth welding some different arms on to the existing setup ...

[Steve_T]

dean_ratpac said:

I would be interested in look at a system that worked by making the butterfly's open the same way? does this make sense?

It does of course, but it's far easier to do it the TVR way ...

[alinton]

I'd be interested in one of those, Ridds!

[ridds]

It'll be a pair. One for each end.

If I can get 5 people e.g. 10 units we should be able to get a much better price.

I already got 2 to check they fitted and did the job (plus I needed them before going to the ring)

Just 4 more to find.

[Tanguero]

I replaced mine with rod ends from Ondrives total cost around £7 + VAT
Details in the Equivalent Parts thread-

Edited by Tanguero on Thursday 4th June 23:20

[ridds]

Thought that might be the case.

Worth getting them from there instead then.

[alinton]

Would it not be better to have a type of joint there that moved only in one plane? As I see it, there's no need for the universal movement that a ball-joint provides.

And I hate that little locking clip that flies off when you try to remove it.

I recall someone mentioning rose-jointed rod-ends here sometime. Better than those horrid ball-joints, surely.

A.

[ridds]

That's wha these spherical rod ends are. Not they same silly ball things.

The ones I've found have self cleaning nylon bearings that need no lube. You should never lube a spherical rod end anyway.

I'm not sure you get much improvement with a plain single axis bearing though. As long as it's a good fit it should be fine. With a single axis you may well have issues with it binding if there is stilght miss-alignment between the two mounting points.

[mooey]

Bought a pair from Car Builder Solutions. £4.50 + VAT each. Delivered next day. Don't forget you will need one right hand thread and one left hand thread.

[alinton]

I'd still take a pair of these. They sound better than other options.

A.

ridds said:

That's wha these spherical rod ends are. Not they same silly ball things.

The ones I've found have self cleaning nylon bearings that need no lube. You should never lube a spherical rod end anyway.

I'm not sure you get much improvement with a plain single axis bearing though. As long as it's a good fit it should be fine. With a single axis you may well have issues with it binding if there is stilght miss-alignment between the two mounting points.

[ridds]

Andy,

You're right I thought people were getting rod ends from Ondrives not the same parts again.

The ones I can get are like these but instead of a hole in the bearing portion they have a threaded piece. I've checked the threads and they are the same. Ondrives want £13 each for those

Interestingly mine has 2 normal right hand threaded ends. The left hand thread portion is in teh link rod itself.

Lets have a list then.

1) alinton

[Byker28i]

Someone on here made them once. I have one for my 4.2 that's brilliant. Much easier to get an accurate adjustment.

[brakedust]

I got mine from ondrives last year, just looked at my receipt and i paid £35 for them including delivery so £20 is good

[jonbarrett]

I went for these http://www.medwaypt.co.uk/rod_ends_female.pdf £12 each in stock. Specifically page 4.

Edited by jonbarrett on Monday 8th June 08:39

[jammy_basturd]

Sorry to bring back a very old topic, can someone just confirm that the rod ends I need from Medway are FB-M05S and FBL-M05S?

[shoggyraminator]

ridds said:

Andy,

You're right I thought people were getting rod ends from Ondrives not the same parts again.

The ones I can get are like these but instead of a hole in the bearing portion they have a threaded piece. I've checked the threads and they are the same. Ondrives want £13 each for those

Interestingly mine has 2 normal right hand threaded ends. The left hand thread portion is in teh link rod itself.

Lets have a list then.

1) alinton

If they fit the 4.5 then put me down for a set. Regards Andy J.

[jammy_basturd]

This top is quite old...

[Rufus Roughcut]

I replaced mine last year with some from these guys, no problems and quality seems good.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&am...