For Urby? !! How could he every wear out his tie rods?
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I would say yes, very common.My GS is currently with Emblem and during a full geometry and wheel alignment check they noticed that one of my rear tie rods was seized... is this a common issue?
I have a 2 post lift, when you say you made new sockets did you fabricate them from scratch?Yes, did my 4200 back in 2014 and have two sets on the way to me at the moment, one set for the GS as MOT due next week and one tie rod has gone, the other set are for Urby, I'll be doing these for him soon.
Incidentally I make replacement sockets for the inboard end as getting them off the wishbones and or the old tie rods are a total bar steward!
Trick is to be prepared, DON'T do it on axle stands it is not worth killing yourself over! Get it on a post lift. DON'T EVER be tempted to follow the advice of some to 'lower the car on the spanner (on the ground), to undo the inner end!!!!'
As I say, prepare properly, measure known points on the wishbone and the stud end on the outer end so you can assemble to roughly the correct location and take it straight to a good laser alignment to get ALL the geo done, you will thank yourself to for the transformation it makes!
My tierod sockets were extremely tight, but a suitable amount of swearing got them undone. I have to admit, I didn’t see anything wrong with the original type bearing, It’s a quality SKF part and you could buy enough for 5 changes for the price of the upgrade kit. GE15C is the part number as I recall.
Excuse my ignorance... Are the terms tie rod and drop link interchangeable? I thought tie rods were a steering component and drop links connect the ARB the control arms... Or... ???
Excuse my ignorance... Are the terms tie rod and drop link interchangeable? I thought tie rods were a steering component and drop links connect the ARB the control arms... Or... ???
Yes please!I commissioned a set of 40 back in 2014, they have all gone so I'm ordering another 20 from a local engineer, should have them Friday and just need to get them BZP treated to match OEM. The advantage of new sockets means as has been indicated above, you can (after measuring twice!) cut the old tie rod and use a monster nut gun to drive the whole socket out with the end of the tie rod still in it thereby reducing the break free forces needed by at least half. I sell them at cost and will know what this is when they are ready.