Track Rod Questions.....

Post by **Shug** » Tue Jun 06, 2006 11:52 am

DDtB wrote:just spoke to garage blokey again.....

he said the upper wishbone on drivers side has a little bit of movement and it is the drivers side track rod which also has movement... but not enough to warrant an MOT fail... he reckons it will be fine for MT and Le Mans .... just a bit annoying for me....

MOT pass can still be stupidly wobbly in an Elise....

There are two possible issues. The track rod END (which is the crew on bit at the end of the rod) Or the track rod itself is moving. That means the cup in the end of the steering rack is shot - which means pulling the whole rack out, getting it torn apart and refurbed, then putting it back in. After this follows a tracking setup as it'll be miles out with a new cup in there. This ISN'T a job that'll be likely to get done in 3 days.

DDtB · Post by **DDtB** » Tue Jun 06, 2006 12:08 pm

yup.... apparently it is the track rod and not just the end that needs doing.....

kenny still ain't answering his phone....

gentlemen..... we just lost the moon...

Post by **Shug** » Tue Jun 06, 2006 12:11 pm

...so you've spent weeks twatting about putting tippex on the car and neglected the major mechanical wobble....

I say naaaaahthing...

DDtB · Post by **DDtB** » Tue Jun 06, 2006 1:23 pm

actually I had the car booked in after phoning the garage weeks ago.... so they would have time to order any parts etc....

and I gave them 4 days to get it fixed this week.......

so I did try....!!!!!

So much for my cunning plan....